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Biography
Dr Madeline Taylor is Director of Research Training and Senior Lecturer at Macquarie Law School, Deputy Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT), and Honorary Associate at the Sydney Environment Institute.
Madeline specialises in issues at the intersection of socio-legal aspects of energy and natural resources law, as well as property and commercial law. Her research advances the novel examination of transitioning energy regulation and energy policy from comparative and socio-legal perspectives, including the governance of energy and the division of rights and benefits between the state, energy developers, landholders, and communities. Her current research focuses on establishing regulatory frameworks concerning energy development, spatial planning, and energy justice, particularly concerning large-scale solar energy regulation, agrivoltaics, offshore wind, and hydrogen.
Madeline was awarded the 2022 Faculty of Arts Early Career Researcher Prize in recognition of her recent research and publications concerning solar energy development siting on complex land uses.
To date, Madeline has published widely on socio-legal aspects of the energy transition spanning over twenty five articles, books, and book chapters, as well as several research reports. She is currently working on several books, concerning Solar Energy and Agriculture Co-existence, Commercial Law, and Offshore Energy Law. Madeline has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway, The University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Madeline works with researchers in law, science, and the humanities in her role as a Climate Councillor for the Climate Council and with regional communities and the renewable energy industry in her role on the Management Committee of RE-Alliance on questions relating to the energy transition, property rights, and community-based governance. She is a member of the Executive Consultation Group of the OECD's Blue Dot Network, a member of the IUCN World Commission on
Environmental Law, and The International Association for Impact Assessment.
Madeline is a contributing author to the Lexis Nexis flagship energy law practitioner text Energy and Resources Law.
She has advised government, industry and NGOs on issues relating to the energy transition, energy regulation and policy and has provided expert submissions and reports to the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA), the NSW Government, World Bank, NOPSEMA, and the Independent Planning Commission. She is a regular contributor to domestic and international media outlets on energy law and policy and has been featured as an expert on ABC's 7:30 Report and Landline.
Madeline was awarded the 2022 Faculty of Arts Learning and Teaching Early Career Award in recognition of her embedding climate change and other critical perspectives of commercial law in her teaching. She has diverse teaching experience in the areas of commercial law, energy law, property law and corporate law. Prior to joining Macquarie, Madeline held positions at the University of Sydney, Bond University, and the University of Queensland.
Research interests
Dr Taylor's research interests concern interdisciplinary aspects of the nexus between energy and the law in facilitating the energy transition. Her research areas of interest include:
- Energy Law
- Energy Policy
- Agricultural Policy
- Agricultural Law
- Commercial Law
- Property Law
- Comparative Law
- Socio-Legal Regulation
Teaching
Dr Taylor has taught across a range of subjects inncluding energy law, commercial law, property law and corporate law.
At Macquarie University, she currently convenes:
- Foundations of Commercial Law LAWS5021
- Commercial Law LAWS8023
Research student supervision
Dr Taylor is open to consultations regarding prospective Higher Degree Research (Masters, PhD) and Postdoctoral project primary or associate supervision in the following subject areas:
- Energy Regulation and Policy: Regulatory responses to the energy transition; regulating new energy technologies onshore and offshore; energy storage; conflicts over resource use; energy justice; comparative energy law.
- Land protection and planning law: Impact assessments for energy projects; development approvals; land use planning for energy; property law tensions and landholder interests; co-location of multiple land use interests; agricultural land protection
- Commercial Energy Law: Leasing and licencing for energy development; energy governance and energy security; responses to impacts of climate change and energy resilience.
If you are interested in undertaking postgraduate or postdoctoral research with Dr Taylor please familiarise yourself with Macquarie University's HDR programs, and contact her via email.
External positions
Review Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy
2023 → …
Member, International Association for Impact Assessment
2023 → …
Executive Consultation Group (ECG) , OECD Blue Dot Network
2022 → …
Management Committee , RE Alliance
2022 → …
Councillor, Climate Council of Australia
2021 → …
Reviewer, Energy Policy
2021 → …
Reviewer, Land Use Policy
2021 → …
Co-Editor, Special Issue, Evolution of Energy Justice for a 2060 Sustainable World, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
2021 → …
Mentor, Summer Innovation Program - Sustainability Stream
2021
Honorary Associate, Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney
2021 → …
Member, Australian Institute of Energy
2020 → …
Assessor, Australian Research Council
2020 → …
Contributor, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Journal
2020 → …
Expert Consultant, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
2019 → …
Associate Editor, Energy and Environment
2019 → …
Contributing Author, Lexis Nexis
2019 → …
Energy and Environmental Law Assessor, The Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Publication Prize
2019 → …
Hon, Sydney Institute of Agriculture
2018 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Macquarie University – University of Groningen Strategic Partner Framework Travel Grant
30/06/21 → …
Project: Research
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Utrecht University Collaborative Interdisciplinary Grant - Climate Risks
1/08/20 → …
Project: Research
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Unsettling Resources - Sydney Environment Institute
Taylor, M. & Park, S. M.
1/09/18 → …
Project: Research
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Access to Justice Lab on Business and Human Rights
Deva, S., Harris, H., Ghezelbash, D., Willis, S., Taylor, M., Nolan, J., Sinclair, A. & Poonjatt, J. J.
13/10/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Implications Of ‘Net-Zero Emissions By 2050’ For The Hydrocarbon Industry: A Case Study Of Selected Mature Petroleum Jurisdictions
Soliman Hunter, T., Taylor, M. & Pettit, J.
1/07/21 → 1/04/22
Project: Research
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An unconventional evolution: addressing and regulating socio-legal issues associated with the development of shale gas and coal seam gas resources in selected jurisdictions
Taylor, M., 2023, Research handbook on oil and gas law. Soliman Hunter, T. & Taylor, M. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 219-245 27 p. (Research Handbooks in Private and Commercial Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Changes in inequality for solar panel uptake by Australian homeowners
Best, R., Chareunsy, A. & Taylor, M., Jul 2023, In: Ecological Economics. 209, p. 1-8 8 p., 107851.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conclusion: energy transition in an oil and gas dependent world
Taylor, M. & Soliman Hunter, T., 2023, Research handbook on oil and gas law. Soliman Hunter, T. & Taylor, M. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 410-423 14 p. (Research Handbooks in Private and Commercial Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Emerging technologies in oil and gas development: regulatory and policy perspectives
Soliman Hunter, T., Taylor, M. & Selvadurai, N., 2023, Research handbook on oil and gas law. Soliman Hunter, T. & Taylor, M. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 345-372 28 p. (Research Handbooks in Private and Commercial Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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From coal to climate change: an Australian perspective on the energy transition
Soliman Hunter, T. & Taylor, M., 2023, Regional approaches to the energy transition: a multidisciplinary perspective. Gromek-Broc, K. (ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 245-269 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Mentorship Grant Award
Taylor, Madeline (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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Faculty of Arts Learning and Teaching Early Career Award
Taylor, Madeline (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Teaching award
Activities
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Clean Energy Council (External organisation)
Madeline Taylor (Member)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of organisation
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Geological Net Zero: How to stop fossil fuels from causing global warming
Madeline Taylor (Speaker)
27 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Key Issues in Energy Regulation
Madeline Taylor (Speaker)
15 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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9th IUCN Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium 2023
Madeline Taylor (Speaker)
9 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Energy Justice and Agrivoltaics
Madeline Taylor (Speaker)
18 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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ABC Radio National: Australia's oldest coal-fired power station to close this week
24/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Offshore wind industry is missing a crucial piece of the planning puzzle
31/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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‘We’re way behind the game’: Bowen takes step towards offshore wind farm approvals
5/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Sun Cable: The giant solar project making Australia a world leader in renewable generation
24/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment