Increased Risk in Energy Investment Strategies due to demands for Societal Justice - Key Messages

• Energy project devel- opers need to consider the case law from around the world and show their project re- sponds to justice risks Rise in Energy Infrastructure Exploring New ‘Risks’ in Energy Development Project Development The world always needs new energy infrastructure The unique contribution advanced here is the iden- for multiple reasons, for example, to further eco- tification (from legal. [...] In the past, for example, it is clear that the These justice risks have come about because in risk associated with the decommissioning phase each of these 12 forms of risk there have been calls was not always considered at the outset of a pro- for more fairness, inclusiveness, equitable solu- ject [2] – and hence this was a major advantage tions, sustainability, and resolving inequality in a for f. [...] And this case For example, in Australia, a recent case highlighted in Australia is not isolated and there are many sim- the importance of the waste and decommissioning ilar cases in the Global South such as in Africa and issues – Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister South America. [...] count for these justice risks across the four Generally, the search for justice is driven by a need stages of the energy project life-cycle. [...] Justice in ‘The concept of energy justice law for decommissioning in the the Energy Transition.