Sustainable Energy Governance and the Notion of State Failure
Intractable sovereignty disputes and outside interventions driven by geo-political calculations challenge the rules-based global order and undermine sustainable development and governance, including of energy resources. States facing chronic conflict and instability, and falling short of fundamental...
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credinunivpr:10.3366/gels.2023.0100 2024-04-07T07:49:54+00:00 Sustainable Energy Governance and the Notion of State Failure Bekker, Pieter H F Watt CVO, James W 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/gels.2023.0100 https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full-xml/10.3366/gels.2023.0100 en eng Edinburgh University Press https://www.euppublishing.com/customer-services/librarians/text-and-data-mining-tdm Global Energy Law and Sustainability volume 4, issue 1-2, page 202-221 ISSN 2632-4512 2632-4520 Colloid and Surface Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry journal-article 2023 credinunivpr https://doi.org/10.3366/gels.2023.0100 2024-03-08T00:44:43Z Intractable sovereignty disputes and outside interventions driven by geo-political calculations challenge the rules-based global order and undermine sustainable development and governance, including of energy resources. States facing chronic conflict and instability, and falling short of fundamental norms of international law as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, are labelled as ‘failed States’ without recognising the deterioration of the global order. This article submits that the one-dimensional notion of a ‘failed State’ is problematic and unhelpful. It advocates a more nuanced, sustainability-based approach of State failure in addressing problems associated with governance of energy resources. It does so with reference to two examples from State practice: Russia’s position in the Arctic region in light of the receding ice cap and estimated hydrocarbon reserves in the Arctic Ocean, and the recent US-brokered maritime boundary agreement between Lebanon and Israel enabling Lebanon to gain access to disputed offshore resources without Russian involvement. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Ice cap Edinburgh University Press Arctic Arctic Ocean Global Energy Law and Sustainability 4 1-2 202 221 |
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Intractable sovereignty disputes and outside interventions driven by geo-political calculations challenge the rules-based global order and undermine sustainable development and governance, including of energy resources. States facing chronic conflict and instability, and falling short of fundamental norms of international law as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, are labelled as ‘failed States’ without recognising the deterioration of the global order. This article submits that the one-dimensional notion of a ‘failed State’ is problematic and unhelpful. It advocates a more nuanced, sustainability-based approach of State failure in addressing problems associated with governance of energy resources. It does so with reference to two examples from State practice: Russia’s position in the Arctic region in light of the receding ice cap and estimated hydrocarbon reserves in the Arctic Ocean, and the recent US-brokered maritime boundary agreement between Lebanon and Israel enabling Lebanon to gain access to disputed offshore resources without Russian involvement. |
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