Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law
Will be published approx. on 20. November 2025
Book
Hardback
616 pages
978-1-0353-3950-1 (ISBN)
Description
This timely Research Handbook argues that climate change is, at its core, a problem of infrastructure and that vast amounts of new climate-compatible infrastructure will need to be developed in order to effectively mitigate and adapt to it. The book analyses the frameworks governing such development and the legal tools different countries have used to support, and sometimes hinder, the transition to climate-compatible infrastructure.
Bringing together a diverse array of leading experts, the Research Handbook compares experiences with climate-compatible infrastructure development across countries in the Global North and Global South. Contributors explore a broad range of infrastructure, from the facilities used to produce energy, to roads, railways, airports, and other transportation systems, to the buildings and other facilities that make up cities and enable urban development. The book also discusses a number of cross-cutting issues that are relevant to various climate infrastructure projects, for example, planning, financing and benefit sharing.
The Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law is a vital read for academics, researchers and students of environmental law, constitutional and administrative law and public international law. Policymakers and developers of climate infrastructure projects and their lawyers will also find the book's theoretical and practical insights interesting.
Bringing together a diverse array of leading experts, the Research Handbook compares experiences with climate-compatible infrastructure development across countries in the Global North and Global South. Contributors explore a broad range of infrastructure, from the facilities used to produce energy, to roads, railways, airports, and other transportation systems, to the buildings and other facilities that make up cities and enable urban development. The book also discusses a number of cross-cutting issues that are relevant to various climate infrastructure projects, for example, planning, financing and benefit sharing.
The Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law is a vital read for academics, researchers and students of environmental law, constitutional and administrative law and public international law. Policymakers and developers of climate infrastructure projects and their lawyers will also find the book's theoretical and practical insights interesting.
Reviews / Votes
'Infrastructure contributes greatly to a changing climate and is also at risk from it. Romany Webb and her exceptional international team of contributing authors identify legal obstacles and make legal recommendations for replacing and rebuilding this infrastructure. The book is a major contribution, and deserves to be widely read.' -- John C. Dernbach, Widener University Commonwealth Law School, USA 'Climate change poses enormous challenges to the infrastructure underlying our homes, roads and businesses. That same vast infrastructure makes it harder to reduce current emissions and change our climate trajectory. This Research Handbook is an outstanding resource that maps out our current climate and infrastructure laws while highlighting the policies needed to choose our paths ahead.' -- Tracy Hester, University of Houston Law Center, USAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-3950-1 (9781035339501)
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Edited by Romany M. Webb, Research Scholar and Deputy Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, USA
Content
Contents
1 Introduction to Research Handbook on Climate Change and
Infrastructure Law 1
Romany M. Webb
PART I CROSS-CUTTING CONSIDERATIONS
2 Infrastructure planning in the climate era 15
Mark Nevitt
3 Financing climate infrastructure: Opportunities and challenges 45
Ana M. Camelo Vega and Lisa E. Sachs
4 Environmental review for climate infrastructure: Essential safeguard or
barrier to development? 66
Romany M. Webb
5 Decarbonization infrastructure and Indigenous communities: Consultation,
consent, and complexities 95
David V. Wright
6 Community benefit sharing: Lessons for climate infrastructure
Ddevelopers from the mining sector 120
Kristi Disney Bruckner and Samuel F. de Carvalho
PART II ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
7 Decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure in the energy transition 153
Martin Lockman
8 Legal reforms for a low-carbon electricity grid: Lessons from the United
States 179
Adam D. Orford
9 The path to clean and resilient energy systems in the Global South: India's
experience 216
Deepa Badrinarayana
10 Infrastructure needs for the hydrogen economy: A South Australian case
study 238
Jordie Pettit, Alex Wawryk, Kerryn Brent and Tina Soliman Hunter
11 Developing infrastructure to manage carbon and realize Negative
emissions: The EU and US experience 265
Romany M. Webb and Lena Kannenberg
PART III TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
12 Road transport in the age of climate change: Advancing sustainable
solutions in the United States 301
Kathryn Zyla, Annie Bennett and Matthew Goetz
13 Decarbonizing freight transport in the European Union: Legal challenges
and opportunities for shifting from road to rail 334
Teodora Serafimova
14 Climate change and transportation infrastructure in Brazil 369
Cacia Pimentel and Gabriel Wedy
15 Ensuring climate resilient ports: Regulatory frameworks to improve
identification and management of climate-related risks to port
infrastructure 386
Melanie Baker-Jones and Mark Baker-Jones
16 Climate change and airport infrastructure 429
Renee Martin-Nagle and Catherine Juliette Stanley
PART IV CITIES AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
17 Buildings and climate change 455
Ahmi Dhuna andKatrina M. Wyman
18 Building climate-smart water and wastewater infrastructure: Lessons from
South Africa 492
Abraham (Abri) Vermeulen PrEng andLungi Biyela
19 Climate change and waste management in China 510
Feng Peng and Wei Xu
20 Using planning law to advance urban green infrastructure: The experience
of urban heat in Sydney 535
Paul J. Govind and Peter J. Davies
21 A growing need: Advancing climate resilience in emerging market cities 563
Tom Kerr
1 Introduction to Research Handbook on Climate Change and
Infrastructure Law 1
Romany M. Webb
PART I CROSS-CUTTING CONSIDERATIONS
2 Infrastructure planning in the climate era 15
Mark Nevitt
3 Financing climate infrastructure: Opportunities and challenges 45
Ana M. Camelo Vega and Lisa E. Sachs
4 Environmental review for climate infrastructure: Essential safeguard or
barrier to development? 66
Romany M. Webb
5 Decarbonization infrastructure and Indigenous communities: Consultation,
consent, and complexities 95
David V. Wright
6 Community benefit sharing: Lessons for climate infrastructure
Ddevelopers from the mining sector 120
Kristi Disney Bruckner and Samuel F. de Carvalho
PART II ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
7 Decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure in the energy transition 153
Martin Lockman
8 Legal reforms for a low-carbon electricity grid: Lessons from the United
States 179
Adam D. Orford
9 The path to clean and resilient energy systems in the Global South: India's
experience 216
Deepa Badrinarayana
10 Infrastructure needs for the hydrogen economy: A South Australian case
study 238
Jordie Pettit, Alex Wawryk, Kerryn Brent and Tina Soliman Hunter
11 Developing infrastructure to manage carbon and realize Negative
emissions: The EU and US experience 265
Romany M. Webb and Lena Kannenberg
PART III TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
12 Road transport in the age of climate change: Advancing sustainable
solutions in the United States 301
Kathryn Zyla, Annie Bennett and Matthew Goetz
13 Decarbonizing freight transport in the European Union: Legal challenges
and opportunities for shifting from road to rail 334
Teodora Serafimova
14 Climate change and transportation infrastructure in Brazil 369
Cacia Pimentel and Gabriel Wedy
15 Ensuring climate resilient ports: Regulatory frameworks to improve
identification and management of climate-related risks to port
infrastructure 386
Melanie Baker-Jones and Mark Baker-Jones
16 Climate change and airport infrastructure 429
Renee Martin-Nagle and Catherine Juliette Stanley
PART IV CITIES AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
17 Buildings and climate change 455
Ahmi Dhuna andKatrina M. Wyman
18 Building climate-smart water and wastewater infrastructure: Lessons from
South Africa 492
Abraham (Abri) Vermeulen PrEng andLungi Biyela
19 Climate change and waste management in China 510
Feng Peng and Wei Xu
20 Using planning law to advance urban green infrastructure: The experience
of urban heat in Sydney 535
Paul J. Govind and Peter J. Davies
21 A growing need: Advancing climate resilience in emerging market cities 563
Tom Kerr