The Economics and Politics of China's Energy Security Transition clarifies China's energy and foreign policies through a comprehensive examination of energy sources, providing an insider's unique perspective for assessing China's energy policies. China's historic decline in coal consumption since 2013-2014 and a plateauing of its carbon dioxide emissions have given China an unprecedented opportunity to decarbonize while growing its economy. In response to global questions about China's institutional, administrative, and political challenges and risks, this book provides the answers that everyone is asking.

About the Author
Dr. Hongtu Zhao, a research professor at Institute of World Economic Studies, part of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), specializes in the study of energy and resource issues. His current field of study also encompasses global warming, unconventional security, and international political economics. A former visiting scholar in University of Wisconsin-Madison and Energy Charter Secretariat (located in Brussels), he has written and co-written several books, such as The Grand Chessboard of Global Energy and A Survey of International Strategic Resources.

Reviews
"China's adoption of new energy policies is shaping the global demand of fossil fuels. The book presents rich insights into China's energy security dilemmas, politics, economics and the institutional mechanisms of an energy transition. A must-read book for energy strategists." --Commander (Dr.) Kapil Narula (Ret.), Indian Navy



Book Information
ISBN 9780128151525
Author Hongtu Zhao
Format Paperback
Page Count 394
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 630g