Climate Protection and Environmental Interests in Renewable Energy Law: Perspectives from Brazil and Germany

This book explores the compatibility of environmental and climate legal protection in the energy transition, focusing on renewable energy sources' environmental impacts. It assesses the common problem of solving internal environmental conflicts in Brazilian and German law to understand and compare solutions. The legal analysis examines land-use planning and environmental licensing, identifying similarities and differences and evaluating the results.

Format: Hardback
Length: 286 pages
Publication date: 11 October 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The energy transition is a critical period in addressing environmental and climate legal protection. The Paris Agreement aims to limit global temperature increase to 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. One of the primary responses to climate change has been the deployment of renewable energy sources, transitioning from fossil fuels to sustainable electricity production. However, renewable energy sources can also have significant environmental impacts. Wind energy, for instance, can impact biodiversity, such as birds and bats, killing them when colliding with turbines and affecting their migration and nesting. This results in conflicts in environmental law.

This book raises the question of whether generating electricity from renewable sources to protect the climate is compatible with the protection of the environment. To address this question, the book adopts a legal-environmental perspective and assesses the common problem of solving those internal environmental conflicts in Brazilian and German law. The legal analysis focuses on land-use planning and environmental licensing, assessing similarities and differences, and evaluating the results. The book identifies what one country can learn from the other in addressing these conflicts.

The energy transition is a complex and multifaceted issue that requires a comprehensive legal framework to ensure environmental and climate protection. This book contributes to the understanding of these issues by providing a comparative analysis of Brazilian and German law in the energy transition context. It highlights the challenges and opportunities that arise in reconciling the protection of the climate with other environmental interests and provides valuable insights for policymakers and legal professionals.

Weight: 635g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031116049
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022