China’s contribution to global expedited, deep decarbonisation is absolutely crucial, as the largest absolute emitter of any nation-state, while on many counts, such as regarding renewable energy or electric vehicle industries, it also leads the world. Yet its path to sustainable transition remains extremely challenging, not least due to the exceptional dependence if its economy on coal. This chapter examines these challenges over three steps, unfolding a comprehensive overview of the strategically plausible medium-term futures regarding China’s route beyond coal. First, it considers the deeply entrenched, even constitutive, dependence of the current political economy of the PRC on coal, illuminating just how difficult it will be to effect ...
PRC's energy dependence is growing and has become a major concern for both economic and national sec...
After rapid growth in economic development and energy demand over the last three decades, China has ...
In recent years a number of different energy scenarios and technological pathways have been develope...
China’s rapid economic growth combined with its large population has created substantial environment...
The evidence provided by the science of climate change has triggered heated political discussion and...
This paper analyses the relationship between energy security and climate change in China. It examine...
This open access book is an encyclopaedic analysis of the current and future energy system of the wo...
The world will not be able to achieve sustainable transition without China, yet there is both signif...
Global energy markets and climate change in the twenty first century depend, to an extraordinary ext...
The so-called ‘energy revolution’ has been one of the priority reforms in the agenda of President Xi...
China, from its own perspective cannot afford to, and from an international perspective, is not allo...
Sustainable development is the core of China’s ecological strategy which includes climate problems a...
China, from its own perspective cannot afford to and, from an international perspective, is not allo...
China is undergoing modernization at a scale and speed the world has never witnessed. As climate cha...
A dust cloud over the Pacific visible from orbiting satellites, an alarming growth in mercury conten...
PRC's energy dependence is growing and has become a major concern for both economic and national sec...
After rapid growth in economic development and energy demand over the last three decades, China has ...
In recent years a number of different energy scenarios and technological pathways have been develope...
China’s rapid economic growth combined with its large population has created substantial environment...
The evidence provided by the science of climate change has triggered heated political discussion and...
This paper analyses the relationship between energy security and climate change in China. It examine...
This open access book is an encyclopaedic analysis of the current and future energy system of the wo...
The world will not be able to achieve sustainable transition without China, yet there is both signif...
Global energy markets and climate change in the twenty first century depend, to an extraordinary ext...
The so-called ‘energy revolution’ has been one of the priority reforms in the agenda of President Xi...
China, from its own perspective cannot afford to, and from an international perspective, is not allo...
Sustainable development is the core of China’s ecological strategy which includes climate problems a...
China, from its own perspective cannot afford to and, from an international perspective, is not allo...
China is undergoing modernization at a scale and speed the world has never witnessed. As climate cha...
A dust cloud over the Pacific visible from orbiting satellites, an alarming growth in mercury conten...
PRC's energy dependence is growing and has become a major concern for both economic and national sec...
After rapid growth in economic development and energy demand over the last three decades, China has ...
In recent years a number of different energy scenarios and technological pathways have been develope...