China as Global Clean Energy Champion
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Who is Responsible for Greening the Belt and Road Initiative?
China’s government needs to more tightly regulate the overseas activities of its SOEs.
China’s clean energy drive faces constraints
China's clean energy drive faces constraints
Clean energy remains at the heart of China’s strategy to reduce air pollution and constrain the rise of carbon emissions. However, constraints to the successful implementation of these policies remain in the short-term. These include moves to stimulate the economy, a relaxation of … Continue Reading ››
EU removes import duties on Chinese solar panels
EU removes import duties on Chinese solar panels
The EU’s decision in September 2018 to remove trade controls on imported Chinese solar panels follows the USA move to increase tariffs. It also comes at … Continue Reading ››
China as a Global Clean Energy Champion: Lifting the Veil
China as a Global Clean Energy Champion: Lifting the Veil
A year ago, I was asked by a publisher to write a book entitled “China as a Global Clean Energy Champion” as a follow up of my 2011 effort “The Governance of Energy in China. Transition to a Low … Continue Reading ››
Quo vadis China’s overseas oil and gas investors?
Quo vadis China’s overseas oil and gas investors?
The NOCs scale back
Five or ten years ago, we all knew where China’s national oil companies (NOCs) were going. The answer was ‘almost everywhere, and big’. What had started as putting a toe in the water in the early 1990s had … Continue Reading ››
Geopolitics of Nuclear Energy in the Middle East
Geopolitics of Nuclear Energy in the Middle East
On 28 November 2017, I participated in a workshop organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies on the geopolitics of nuclear energy in the Middle East, held in Istanbul. The event was attended by … Continue Reading ››
China fights air pollution as winter approaches
China fights air pollution as winter approaches
Air pollution continues to be a major political issue in China. With the winter heating season starting, the government is pursuing a number of strategies to constrain the level of air pollution in northern … Continue Reading ››
China’s massive investments in renewable energy
China’s massive investments in renewable energy
In early January 2017, China’s government announced a 2.5 trillion RMB (US$ 360 billion) investment programme in renewable energy as part of its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). This marks a continuation of the twin strategies of boosting the share of non-fossil fuel in … Continue Reading ››
Coal consumption in China: where is it heading?
Coal consumption in China: where is it heading?
Coal continues to be the bugbear of China's energy sector. When China’s current leadership took office in late 2012, they laid out a number of key policy priorities directly relevant to the energy sector. These included the broad goals of requiring … Continue Reading ››