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This paper focuses on the complex relationships and some of the tensions in reconciling economic, social, and environmental goals as necessary for achieving sustainable energy infrastructure development in developing countries. It introduces the rationale of sustainable development, and uses examples to demonstrates that reconciling the three dimensions to achieve sustainable energy infrastructure engenders intricate legal relationships and interests that require a reorientation in our appreciation of law and policy beyond traditional models. It identifies an adequate legal framework through which sustainable energy infrastructure can be secured, and recommends a regulatory model that is best for achieving sustainable energy in developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the ecology of global economic power and the role of changing investment practices to promote environmental sustainability. The power of global corporate capital and the power of major cities representing destructive forces was examined and considered as sources of solutions. The seventh goal of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals is to ensure environmental sustainability. Such goal aims to integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources. It was said that markets are important institutional components in developed and developing economies. They are seen as enabling sustainable development in poorer countries, as they can mobilize forces and capital that greatly surpass foreign aid.