Natural Gas Lock-In
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
University of Kansas Law Review
Journal Abbreviation
U. Kan. L. Rev.
Abstract
This paper argues that the multiscalar nature of the U.S. natural gas system makes gas particularly prone to lock-in. It applies scholarship focused on carbon lock-in, and argues the identified drivers of lock-in - including technology and infrastructure lock-in, institutional lock-in, legal lock-in, behavioral lock-in, and discursive lock-in - are amplified and mutually reinforcing when it comes to natural gas. The paper is designed to lay the groundwork for future scholarship aimed at developing legal tools to get Beyond Gas.
First Page
889
Last Page
948
Publication Date
2021
Recommended Citation
Melissa Powers,
Natural Gas Lock-In,
69
U. Kan. L. Rev.
889
(2021).
Available at:
https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/faculty_articles/6