The Challenge for Energy Justice

Raphael J Heffron is Professor for Global Energy Law & Sustainability at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. As of July 2019 he is also a Jean Monnet Professor in the Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy awarded by the European Commission. In 2020, he was also appointed as Senior Counsel at Janson law firm in Brussels (Belgium). Professor Heffron is a qualified Barrister-at-Law, and a graduate of both Oxford (MSc) and Cambridge (MPhil & PhD). His work all has a principal focus on achieving a just transition to a low-carbon economy, and combines a mix of energy law, policy and economics. He has published over 140 publications of different types and is the most cited scholar in his energy law and policy field worldwide (1380+Scopus). Professor Heffron has also given just over 135 keynote or guest lectures in 49 countries worldwide.

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Inevitable Emergence of Energy Justice.- Chapter 2: The Concept of Energy Justice Across the Disciplines.- Chapter 3: Economics and Energy Justice.- Chapter 4: A Case Study on Distributive Justice: Utilising Energy Taxation and Sovereign Wealth Funds.- Chapter 5: Implementing Energy Justice into the Energy Transition through Human Rights.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Ensuring Justice in Energy Infrastructure Development.