Provides the first scholarly and comprehensive book on the national renewable energy laws of every country that has them (113 countries).

Penelope J. Crossley is a Director of the Australian Institute for Energy and a member of the Technical Working Group of the Energy Security Board. Prior to entering academia, Crossley practised as a Solicitor in London and Beijing specialising in Global Energy and Infrastructure Law.

1. Introduction; Part I. What is Renewable Energy? A Case of Conceptual Consensus: 2. The renewable energy sources used for electricity generation; Part II. Why Do Countries Intervene in the Renewable Energy Sector? A Case of Normative Divergence: 3. The economic justification for regulating renewable energy; 4. Why do countries legislate to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy?; Part III. What Role Do Regulatory Support Mechanisms Play in National Renewable Energy Laws? A Case of Substantive Divergence: 5. How do countries regulate to support renewable energy?; 6. The future development of regulatory support mechanisms ¿ unification, harmonisation, convergence, divergence or regulatory competition?; 7. Conclusions and recommendations.