TY - CHAP
TI - The Global Energy Interconnection Initiative and the Development of Marine Renewable Energy in China – Legal Aspects
AU - Chang, Y-C
T2 - The Belt and Road Initiative and the Law of the Sea
AB - In China, marine renewable energy has become the focus of national re-search and development because of its abundant, renewable, and non-polluting characteristics. In accordance with Article 2 of the Interim Measures of Marine Renewable Energy Funds Management, marine renewable energy is defined as ‘including tidal energy, tidal current energy, wave energy, ocean thermal energy, and salinity gradient energy’.8 However, the legislation in relation to exploration of marine renewable energy remains negligible. There is no specific legal basis for the development and utilisation of marine renewable energy, nor legal protection for the developers. The consequence is that the Chinese Government is unable to provide institutional support for the substantive development of marine renewable energy, resulting in slow development of China’s marine energy industry. It is, therefore, a top priority to establish a legal system suitable to regulate China’s marine renewable energy development.This chapter aims to introduce the concept of the Global Energy Interconnection and its relationship with the 'Belt and Road Initiative'. Discussion will also focus on the additional references regarding China's energy legal system contributing to the systematic regulations concerning marine renewable energy development in China.
DA - 2020/03//
PY - 2020
SP - 81
EP - 85
PB - Brill
UR - https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004422056_008
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Legal & Policy
ER -