Legal system for the development of marine renewable energy in the USA: a thorough analysis

Energy has gained great attention and extensive demand as an important element of the development of human society over the globe. As the representative of the traditional energy use, coal and oil have made a significant contribution to the economic take-off. However, their negative effects are beco...

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Published in:Clean technologies and environmental policy 2021-03, Vol.23 (2), p.371-385
Main Authors: Chang, Yen-Chiang, Liu, Hefei, Khan, Mehran Idris, Liu, Chenhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative law
Attainment
Coal
Depletion
Earth and Environmental Science
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy development
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental effects
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental policy
Exploitation
Industrial and Production Engineering
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Legal system
Marine energy
Original Paper
Renewable energy
Renewable resources
Sustainable Development
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Summary:Energy has gained great attention and extensive demand as an important element of the development of human society over the globe. As the representative of the traditional energy use, coal and oil have made a significant contribution to the economic take-off. However, their negative effects are becoming increasingly obvious simultaneously. On the one hand, the world is facing severe energy depletion crisis as the energy consumption increases. Eventually, the development and use of energy at large lead to a deteriorating environment. Facing these dual effects, States have begun to attach importance to the exploitation of renewable energy. Marine renewable energy (hereinafter MRE) has become the gateway to energy revolution based on its particular advantages. This paper pays attention to the American institutional framework and legal system for the development of MRE, along with its advantages, prerequisites, opportunities, and barriers, followed by various pertinent recommendations, as the U.S. is the leading country in this field. It is concluded that the U.S. has a comprehensive legal system for the development of MRE. However, it has to timely intersect with the opportunities and barriers in the light of the administrative or legal framework and enhance its institutional structure for the successful implementation as well as to be competitive for the attainment of required goals. Graphic abstract
ISSN:1618-954X
1618-9558
DOI:10.1007/s10098-020-01870-7