James Prest

ANU College of Law

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200

Australia

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“  I'm currently working on (1) a project relating to the legal and regulatory framework required to promote hydrogen and biogas to hydrogen as part of a broader renewable energy strategy to decarbonise stationary energy and transport sectors (2) the ANU's Grand Challenge project 'Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific' , on international aspects of the trade of electricity and hydrogen fuels as well as comparative analysis of national level law and policy for the energy sector throughout the Asia Pacific.  ”

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A Dangerous Obsession with Least Cost? Climate Change, Renewable Energy Law and Emissions Trading

CLIMATE CHANGE LAW: COMPARATIVE, CONTRACTUAL & REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS, W. Gumley & T. Daya-Winterbottom, eds., Thomson Reuters, 2009
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 May 2009 Last Revised: 08 May 2013
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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Renewable energy law, mandatory renewable energy target (MRET), renewable portfolio standard laws (RPS), feed-in tariffs (FIT), emissions trading, carbon ‘lock in’, investment certainty, innovation

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The Future of Feed-In Tariffs: Capacity Caps, Scheme Closures and Looming Grid Parity

ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 12-24
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2015
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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solar energy, renewable energy laws, climate change, climate law, solar PV, feed-in tariffs, capacity caps, Australia, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, electricity regulation, electricity economics, environmental economics, law and economics, environmental law, comparative law

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The Bald Hills Wind Farm Debacle

CLIMATE LAW IN AUSTRALIA, T. Bonyhady & P. Christoff, eds., Federation Press, 2009
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 May 2009 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2009
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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biodiversity law, energy law, renewable energy law, climate law, EPBC Act, endangered species, nuclear law, judicial review, bilateral agreements, wind energy law, wind farm approvals, Victoria, Australia, MRET, mandatory renewable energy target, greeenhouse gas abatement, mitigation, discretion

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Sustainability and the Law: Climate Change, Energy and Urban Issues

ACT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW HANDBOOK, A. Rawson, ed., Environmental Defender’s Office (ACT) Inc., 2009
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 May 2009 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2014
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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planning law, feed-in laws, feed-in tariffs, renewable energy law, solar access law, climate change law, baseline and credit, emissions trading, energy efficiency performance ratings, building codes, Energy efficiency law, nuclear law, electricity law, water sensitive urban design, ESD

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Council Officer Prosecuted for Biodiversity Offences: Garrett v. Freeman

Local Government Law Journal, Vol. 13, p. 1, 2007
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 05 Jun 2007
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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biodiversity, environmental crime, Australia, environmental law, corporate liability

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Australian Renewable Energy Law: Carbon Lock-In or Clean Energy Transition? The Pursuit of Policy Stability and Energy Security at Higher Levels of Renewable Generation

(2018) 9(1) Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 45-67, ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 18.30
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2019
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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RPS, renewable energy target, Australia, climate law, innovation, storage, integration, climate finance, energy security

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The Future of Australia's Federal Renewable Energy Law

(2018) 92 Australian Law Journal 799, ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 18-26
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 17 Dec 2018
James Prest and Grace Soutter
ANU College of Law and ANU College of Law
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Renewable energy, Tradeable certificates, National Energy Guarantee, Australia

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Forests Law

Thomson Reuters, THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW HANDBOOK, 5th Edition, pp. 533-571, D. Farrier, P. Stein, eds., Reuters, 2011
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Aug 2012
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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forests law, forestry law, forests, Australia, NSW, public land forestry, private forestry, plantation forests, environmental law, environmental regulation, forest management, biodiversity law, water pollution law, natural resources law, carbon sequestration law

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Licensed to Kill : Endangered Fauna Licensing Under the National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) Between 1991-1995

ANU College of Law Research Paper No. 10-09
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 18 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2010
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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forests, logging, environmental law, compliance, implementation, NSW, Australia, biodiversity, regulation, litigation, third party appeals

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The Muzzling of the Dingo Forest Mob

National Journal of Friends of the Earth Australia, p. 20-22, July 1994
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 07 Jul 2009
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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SLAPP suits, injunctions, protest, defamation, free speech, product disparagment, anti-logging protest, strategic litigation against public participation

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The Forgotten Forests: The Regulation of Forestry on Private Land in New South Wales 1997-2002

CONSERVATION OF AUSTRALIA'S FOREST FAUNA, 2nd Edition, pp. 297-330, D. Lunney, ed., Royal Zoological Society New South Wales, Mosman, 2004
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Aug 2012
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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environmental regulation, self-regulation, regulatory failure, compliance, private native forestry, private native forest conservation, PNF, Australia, environmental law, New South Wales, natural resources law, biodiversity law, forestry law, forests, ESFM, forest management

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National Capital to Solar Capital, or Thinking Small and Imposing Premature Limits

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2013
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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feed-in tariff, capacity caps, installed capacity limits, tariff degression, ACT, Australia, Germany, Spain, Florida, renewable energy policy, renewable energy law, photovoltaic, solar, PV incentives, distributed generation, Merton Rule, renewable generation target, carbon neutrality, EEG, coal

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The Australian Capital Territory and the Gungahlin Drive Freeway

MILLS, MINES AND OTHER CONTROVERSIES: THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR PROJECTS, pp. 207-223, Tim Bonyhady, Andrew Macintosh, eds., Federation Press, 2010
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Aug 2012
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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Australia, environmental law, Australian Capital Territory, ACT, freeways, major projects law, environmental litigation, environmental activism, land use planning law, biodiversity law, federalism

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Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Inquiry into the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-In Tariff) Bill 2008

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 05 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2009
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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renewable energy law, renewable energy policy, feed-in tariffs, Australia, Germany, Spain, MRET, tradeable renewable energy certificates, tradeable quotas,emissions trading, instrument interactions, carbon lock-in, path dependence, innovation, economic efficiency, fossil fuel subsidies, least cost

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Sustainability (Law of Urban Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change)

Ch. 11 in Taylor, C. (Ed.) Act Environmental Law Handbook, Published by Edo Act and Softlaw Community Projects Pty Ltd., Canberra, 3rd Edition, Pp. 221-248, 2015
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Dec 2018
James Prest
ANU College of Law
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planning law, feed-in laws, feed-in tariffs, renewable energy law, solar access law, climate change law, baseline and credit, emissions trading, energy efficiency performance ratings, building codes, Energy efficiency law, nuclear law, electricity law, water sensitive urban design, ESD

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Australia

A HANDBOOK ON INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LAW AND POLICY, C. Kormos, ed., Fulcrum Press, 2008
Posted: 22 May 2009
James Prest
ANU College of Law

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Wilderness legislation, Australian protected areas legislation, statutory definitions of wilderness, declaration and revocation of areas; statutory wilderness management principles, prohibited uses, extractive industries, biodiversity conservation law, protected areas law, private land conservation

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Legislation to Encourage Renewable Energy Deployment: A Comparative Review

Centre for Climate Law and Policy, Australian National University, Climate Law Working Paper
Posted: 02 May 2008
James Prest
ANU College of Law

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Renewable energy law, mandatory renewable energy target (MRET), renewable portfolio standard laws (RPS), feed-in laws/feed-in tariffs (FIT), emissions trading, carbon "lock in", economic efficiency, investment certainty, innovation, employment generation, harmonisation, planning law, NIMBYism