China is both the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world and the country with the greatest challenge to constrain the level of its emissions. The way in which energy is governed in China is an important factor driving its rising level of carbon dioxide emissions. … Continue Reading ››
The demand for coal in China is a major concern for coal mining companies and thermal power generators both inside and outside China. Small changes in China’s coal market have large implications for the international market.
On 17th July 2012, Philip gave an after-dinner talk to the Beijing Energy Network on the subject of his report “China’s Long Road to a Low-Carbon Economy. An Institutional Analysis”.
The recent events in the South China Sea involving China, the Philippines and Vietnam once again bring this region to the front pages of newspapers in China and around the world. We we can but hope that no minor incident involving fishing vessels, seismic ships or drilling rigs escalates into a military engagement.
Philip Andrews-Speed presented the results of the POLINARES study on raw material criticality at two conferences run jointly by the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies.
This paper applies institutional theories to analyse the governance of energy in China in order to identify sources of adaptability and of resistance to change.
International energy and resources policy, with a focus on China
China is both the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world and the country with the greatest challenge to constrain the level of its emissions. The way in which energy is governed in China is an important factor driving its rising level of carbon dioxide emissions. … Continue Reading ››