This article presents the results of COVID Energy Map, a novel, global mapping exercise tracking emergency responses undertaken by governments, regulators, utilities and companies in Global North South to mitigate energy poverty keeping affordable available. The map constitutes comprehensive open access evidence-based database, so far collating 380+ measures, 120+ countries. paper particularly shows discusses how response has been developing until early 2021, highlighting various emerging...

This paper compiles and presents a global panel dataset of energy poverty policy actions spanning the period March 2020 2021. It builds on COVID-19 Energy Map that collects policies to ensure affordability supplies for households during pandemic. The monthly-frequency is organized in user-friendly way, allowing not only experts researchers but also broader non-expert public, examine analyse month-by-month changes across countries. We illustrate potential use this by analysing association...

Energy poverty is emerging as a national agenda in the Netherlands. Local authority leadership and action on this agenda, European Union reporting requirements around energy transition have aligned to create an opportunity establish issue. Early by local authorities stemmed from their recognition of value addressing environmental, health, social welfare goals through measures address problem. In contrast, experiences vulnerable consumers limited policy. Meanwhile EU for climate include...

Abstract Throughout the last decade, goal of acknowledging and alleviating energy poverty has made its way to core policies across world, including high‐standing SDG7 as a benchmark. While much debate is still devoted conceptual empirical clarifications, measurement through indicators, or appropriate aimed at tackling it, there widespread acceptance that impacts tens millions lives Europe beyond. More recently, been deepened by succession international crises. We argue responses currently...

Just transition litigation is a novel field representing sub-set of climate change cases that under-researched and studied. The report provides comparative analysis legal developments found in 20 just four Latin American countries questions whether initiatives for achieving energy transformation the region may have erred failing to consider key principles or dimensions, leading applicants bring claim their rights demand more solutions. – limited sector not only question decarbonization...

The practical and operational challenges of responding to disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis hurricanes are well known. recent decision by the UN Human Rights Council commission research on best practices in promotion protection human rights post-disaster situations therefore reflects increasing acknowledgement implications natural human-made disasters. This article analyses approach taken existing international accountability mechanisms concerning humanitarian preparations for...

International and national disaster governance faces multiple challenges given the large variety amounts of resources, skills expertise that adequate response commands. Moreover, disasters do not necessarily respect territorial boundaries, or may overwhelm capacity any one nation. They therefore need a truly collective, joint, even global effort to be overcome. Not seldom, reducing risks responding as they occur requires sustained, concerted coordinated broad range actors, both public...

This article includes a comprehensive analysis of work currently being carried out by regional and international human rights supervisory bodies in the field disaster management, cognizant fact that past decade has seen an increased concern for adequate protection persons affected disasters. Taking on board suggestions Walter Kälin effective management encompasses three distinct phases, i.e. preparedness, response recovery, jointly constituting full ‘cycle protection’, this paper analyzes...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles and responsibilities non-state actors (NSAs) in contributing disaster governance from an international human rights law (IHRL) perspective. In particular, it examines how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) business enterprises are implicated. Design/methodology/approach analyzes a range IHRL instruments, particularly treaties soft-law documents, utilizes concepts “human rights-based approaches” (HRBAs) “direct”/“indirect”...

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By 2030, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will be the leading cause of death in every region world. While law and policy have an important role to play curbing this pandemic, our current understanding how they can most effectively used is still limited. This contribution identifies a number gaps research insists on interdisciplinary agenda between law, health science international relations aimed at designing concrete proposals for laws policies curb NCD both globally domestically.