| Introduction |
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| I. |
WORLD ENERGY ASSESSMENT |
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World Energy Assessment: United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs, World Energy Council, World Energy Assessment and the Challenge of Sustainability (2000) |
1 |
| II. |
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Framework Convention on Climate Change |
31 |
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Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
45 |
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Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
58 |
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Decision of the Council Establishing an International Energy Agency of the Organisation |
60 |
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Agreement on an International Energy Program (IEP) |
63 |
| III. |
INTERNATIONAL LAW DECLARATIONS AND OTHER SOFT LAW INSTRUMENTS |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
81 |
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Millennium Declaration |
85 |
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Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment |
91 |
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Declaration on the Right to Development |
96 |
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World Charter for Nature |
99 |
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Rio Declaration on Environment and Development |
102 |
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The Earth Charter (As endorsed by UNESCO and IUCN) |
105 |
| IV. |
ACTION PLANS AND MULTILATERAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS |
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Plan of Implementation for the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development |
111 |
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Decision of the Commission on Sustainable Development, Ninth Session |
157 |
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Recommendation of the Council on Environmentally Favourable Energy Options and Their Implementation |
167 |
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Recommendation of the Council on Improving the Environmental Performance of Public Procurement |
170 |
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Recommendation of the Council on Traffic Limitation and Low-cost Improvement of the Urban Environment |
172 |
| V. |
SELECT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGREEMENTS |
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European Energy Charter Conference: Final Act, Energy Charter Treaty, Decisions and Additional Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Aspects |
173 |
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Additional Protocol to the Energy Charter Treaty on Energy Efficiency and Related Matters |
198 |
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North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
204 |
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North American Free Trade Agreement, Chapter 6, Energy & Basic Petrochemicals |
219 |
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Transboundary Impact Assessment Overarching Principles (Oaxaca, Mexico) |
222 |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic Social and Cultural Rights, “Protocol of San Salvador” |
223 |
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Action Plan of the Council of Andean Community Ministers of Energy, Electricity, Hydrocarbons and Mines (Bogota, Colombia) |
224 |
| VI. |
SELECT NATIONAL LEGISLATION ILLUSTRATIVE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LAW INNOVATIONS |
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| AFRICA |
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Convention of the African Energy Commission |
227 |
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African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968) |
235 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
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Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa |
236 |
| ASIA |
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| PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
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The Law on Energy Conservation of the People’s Republic of China |
262 |
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Utility Demand-side Management in China Opportunities and Policy Options: Selected Provisions |
268 |
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Promotion Law of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization, the People’s Republic of China (Draft for Advice) |
273 |
| JAPAN |
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Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy |
279 |
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Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy |
295 |
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Enforcement Ordinance for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy |
299 |
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Enforcement Regulations for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy |
305 |
| KOREA |
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Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Dissemination of New and Renewable Energy |
316 |
| SRI LANKA |
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Energy Efficiency Building Code for Commercial Buildings in Sri Lanka |
323 |
| UZBEKISTAN |
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Law on the Rational Use of Energy (1997) |
342 |
| EUROPE |
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| EUROPEAN UNION |
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Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 Setting up an Executive Agency, the ‘Intelligent Energy Executive Agency’, to Manage Community Action in the Field of Energy in Application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 58/2003 |
348 |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market |
351 |
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Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 Establishing a Scheme for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Within the Community and Amending Council Directive 96/61/EC |
379 |
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Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Promotion of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources in the Internal Electricity Market |
394 |
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Explanatory Memorandum and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings |
402 |
| GERMANY |
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Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources (Renewable Energy Sources Act), and Explanatory Memorandum |
420 |
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Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act – The Government Draft of 17 December 2003 in Detail |
437 |
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The Ecological Tax Reform: Introduction, Continuation and Further Development to an Ecological Financial Reform |
441 |
| REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA |
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Republic of Lithuania Law on Energy 16 May 2002 No. Ⅸ-884 Vilnius |
448 |
| NETHERLANDS |
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Act of 2 July 1998 Providing Rules in Relation to the Production, Transmission and Supply of Electricity (Electricity Act) [Including all Amendments Pursuant to the Gas Act 26463 and the Electricity Production Sector (Transition) Act 27250] |
460 |
| UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Chapter 30 |
489 |
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2003 No. 604 Climate Change Levy: The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 |
495 |
| NORTH AMERICA |
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| UNITED STATES |
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Energy Policy Act of 1992 |
504 |
| SOUTH AMERICA |
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| CHILE |
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Law on Geothermal Energy Concessions Law No. 19.657 Ministry of Mining (Non-Official Translation) |
564 |
| Index |
575 |
