L'茅tonnante construction juridique de l'茅nergie 茅olienne au Qu茅bec
As part of the JSDLP鈥檚 annual speaker series, Professor , 脡cole nationale d'administration publique, will give a lecture entitled 鈥淟'茅tonnante construction juridique de l'茅nergie 茅olienne au Qu茅bec.鈥�
Abstract
The Gasp茅 Peninsula's strong winds are not enough to explain why large wind parks are now part of the Hydro-Quebec network. The inclusion of wind energy in Quebec鈥檚 energy portfolio required the creation of a complex鈥攁nd somewhat surprising鈥攍egal framework, which was shaped by local and international forces. At the international level, the liberalization of North America鈥檚 electricity market and the fight against climate change were strong influences. On the local level, the main driving force was the regional economic development of the Gasp茅 Peninsula. This talk traces and analyzes the long pathway of the reconfiguration of Quebec鈥檚 energy policy, which, to promote wind energy, enabled the reintroduction of private electricity production into consumer markets.
About the series
The 平特五不中 Journal of Sustainable Development Law & Policy (JSDLP) and its annual speaker series provides a forum in which leading scholars exchange ideas on the intersection between law, development, the environment, economics, and society.