Third Policy Brief published by the POLINARES project
The POLINARES project published its third Policy Brief entitled "Critical Raw Materials: Developing Long-Term Strategies" in July 2012.
The Governance of Energy in China. Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
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 ›› Whither China’s coal demand?
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.
China’s Long Road to a Low-Carbon Economy. Presentation in Beijing
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 Global Resource Nexus. Presentations in Beijing
During July, Philip presented the report of the Transatlantic Academy to two different audiences in Beijing.
Tackling the challenges in the South China Sea
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.
Second Policy Brief published by the POLINARES project
The POLINARES project published its second Policy Brief entitled "The changing oil value chain: Implications for security of supply" in June 2012.
China’s push for hydro-electricity highlights challenging contradictions
The recent re-invigoration of China's programme of dam building highlights a number of policy contradictions.
POLINARES study of raw material criticality presented at two conferences
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.
POLINARES article on EUs strategy to resource security featured in SCOOP News
POLINARES article "does the EUs strategy to resource security need to change" featured in SCOOP News