The Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions

The Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitionsprovides an in-depth and authoritative examination of the transformative implications of the ongoing global energy transitions for natural gas markets across the world.

With case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, South America, Australia, and the Middle East, the volume introduces readers to the latest legal, policy, technological, and fiscal innovations in natural gas markets in response to ongoing global energy transitions.It outlines the risk mitigation strategies and contractual techniques - focusing on resilience planning, low-carbon business models, green procurement, climate-smart infrastructure development, accountability, gender justice, and other sustainability safeguards - that are required to maximize the full value of natural gas as a catalyst for a just and equitable energy transition and for energy security across the world.

Written in an accessible style, this book outlines the guiding principles for a responsible and low-carbon approach to the design, financing, and implementation of natural gas development and commercialization. It is an indispensable text and reference work for students, scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders in natural gas, energy, infrastructure, and environmental investments and projects.

Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb is Associate Professor of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. He is also Chancellor’s Fellow and Director of the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute) at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. He is an Independent Expert of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment, and Human Rights Violations in Africa, formed by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Eduardo G. Pereira is Professor of Natural Resources and Energy Law at Siberian Federal University, Russia, and is a full-time, part-time, honorary, associate, adjunct, researcher and/or visiting scholar at a number of other leading academic institutions around the world (including the University of West Indies, University of São Paulo, Strathmore University, Agostinho Neto University, University of Aberdeen, and Externado University of Colombia, among others).