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Energy justice has grown significantly across all disciplines involved in energy research. Here an energy justice circle is advanced where the relationship with energy justice and human rights across the energy lifecycle is explored. It is clear that at the heart of energy justice from a practical perspective is the protection of human rights. That is what energy justice and the application of the forms of justice – procedural, distributive, restorative, recognition and cosmopolitan - that provide its basis can achieve.

It is advanced here that a principle-based approach is needed to develop the energy sector during and after COVID-19. The economic recovery that is needed needs to revolve around ensuring that no one is left behind, and it should be an inclusive transition to a secure and stable low-carbon energy future. There are seven core energy law principles that if applied to the energy sector could enable this to be achieved.