Introduction

Climate change poses a serious challenge to countries. Energy is at the heart of addressing the rise in global GHG emissions. Energy transitions seek to transform energy systems to emit less. The international community has devised particular rules to govern energy transitions. States negotiated the climate change treaties of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement for this particular purpose. In this respect, these instruments are lex specialis and embody a full governance system to implement energy transitions. Due to the complexity of these transitions and climate change ...