International Trade in Sustainable Electricity

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction and overview Thomas Cottier and Ilaria Espa; Part I. Towards a Global Grid: Foundations and Challenges: 2. The state of play in cross-border electricity trade and the challenges towards a global electricity market environment Spyridon Chatzivasileiadis and Damien Ernst; 3. Technological challenges and new frontiers in international electricity trade Anderes P. Houmoller; 4. Economic and geopolitical detriments of trade in electricity David Robinson; 5. Good governance for a global electricity grid - what are the ingredients? Steivan Defilla; Part II. Regional Experiences in Promoting (Green) Electricity Trade: 6. Towards a New Deal for the integration of renewable power generation in the internal energy market: a regulatory perspective on European climate and energy policy Jerome Le Page; 7. The North American experience Fereidoon P. Sioshansi; 8. Developing ASIAN green electricity in the context of the ASEAN Community 2025 Sufian Jusoh; 9. The African experience Callixte Kambada; 10. Latin American experiments in promoting green electricity Carolina M. Lembo and Belisa E. Eleoterio; Part III. Interconnectivity Issues: 11. Interconnections in electricity transportation: implications for international trade law Yulia Selivanova; 12. Preferential connection and integration of electricity generators using renewable energy sources: critical assessment of the EU rules Karolis Gudas; 13. The treatment of restrictions and financial charges on imports and exports of electricity under EU and WTO law Ilaria Espa; 14. The integrations of electricity from renewable energy sources in the European Union electricity market: the case for 'smart grids' Joelle De Sepibus; 15. Markets for adequacy and flexibility: an interoperability perspective Christian Kunze; Part IV. Levelling the Playing Field: Regulatory Challenges: 16. ASCM disciplines and recent WTO case law developments: what space for 'green' subsidies? Luca Rubini; 17. Dumping and subsidy issues in the renewable energy sector Edwin Vermulst and Madison Meng; 18. Promoting green electricity through differentiated electricity tax schemes Kateryna Holzer, Ilaria Espa and Tetyana Payosova; 19. Competition policy, monopolies and the role of the state in promoting green electricity Olga Nartova; 20. Transfer of technology and a global clean energy grid Frederick M. Abbott; 21. The role of the fair and equitable treatment standard: regulatory coherence for trade and investment in renwable energy Sofya Matteotti and Tetyana Payosova; Index.