Energy Justice: Climate Change and Adaptation

Foreword
Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Contributors
List of Figures
1 Energy and Environmental Justice
	Introduction
	The Paris Agreement Agenda: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
	The Covid-19 Crisis and Global Energy and Health Systems
	Climate and Energy (In)Justice
	Global Environmental Equity
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
2 The Forgotten Impacts of Waste Disposal and Intergenerational Justice
	Introduction
	Energy Generation and Consumption Policy Context: The Energy Transition Is Underway
	Usefulness and Limitations of the Tenets of Energy Justice
	Forgotten Impacts from Waste Disposal
		Mountain-Top-Removal in the US
		The Failure of High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal in the US
		Hydraulic Fracturing and the Disposal of Wastewater
	Temporal Dimension and Intergenerational Justice
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
3 Nomadic Power: The Case of Solar Panels in Mongolia
	Introduction
	Solar Works in Mongolia
	Mongolia’s Early Introduction of Solar Power
	Solar Ger Electrification Program
	The Renewable Energy and Rural Electricity Access Project (REAP)
	Future of Mongolian Solar
	Effect of Solar for Herding Communities
		Economic Impacts
		Social Impacts
		Environmental Impacts
	International Implications
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
4 Semantics of Cleanliness
	Introduction
	Mining Uranium
	Risk: Douglas and Wildavsky’s Foresight
	The Invisible Emissions and Images of Nuclear Power
	Bibliography
5 Destined for Coal? A “Hierarchy of Harms” and the Prospects of Renewable Energy in Kosovo
	Introduction
	Energy Needs and Policies in Kosovo
	Renewable Energy in Kosovo
	Rationalist and Constructivist Stances on Renewable Energy
	Concluding Remarks
	Bibliography
6 Appraising the Sustainability Aspect in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Discourse: The Case of Uganda
	Introduction
	Overview of Climate Change in Uganda
	Understanding Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
	The Concept “Sustainability”
	Interconnecting Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
	Sustainability Aspect in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Discourse in Uganda
		Sustainability, Climate Change, and Policy Discourse
		Sustainability, Climate Change, and Popular Discourse
	Barriers to Sustainability in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Uganda
	Bridging the Sustainability Gap in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Policy Prompts
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
7 Brazil’s Green Energy: Today and Tomorrow
	Introduction
	Biofuels
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
8 Trade Justice, Human Rights, and the Case of Palm Oil
	Introduction
	Trade Justice Framework
	Human Rights Norms Applicable for International Trade
	Environment, Exploitation, and Regime Efficiency in Palm Oil Trade: The Case of RSPO
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
9 Energy Justice Across Generations
	Introduction
	Framework of Intergenerational Justice
	The Principle of Comparable Options
	The Principle of Comparable Quality
	The Principle of Comparable Access
	The Principles of Non-violation and Remedial Justice
	Energy Justice
	Distribution
	Recognition
	Procedures
	Critical Analysis
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index