China–EU Energy Security Cooperation: The Case for Renewables
China–EU Energy Security Cooperation: The Case for Renewables

Author(s): Jeremy Garlick
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: energy security; China–EU relations; Belt and Road Initiative; Juncker Plan; renewable energy; fossil fuels; nuclear energy
Summary/Abstract: The idea of China and the European Union cooperating on energy security is one which may not seem logical or likely at first glance. The two actors are geographically distant from one another and their energy supply needs and routes do not intersect for the most part. Yet careful study of the possibilities reveals that there is not only the potential, but also the need for cooperation on energy security. This is particularly the case in the field of renewables, where there is an opportunity to achieve win-win synergies which can produce enhanced outcomes in terms of local and global energy production and consumption.

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