China on the road to ‘green’ energy security
China on the road to ‘green’ energy security

Author(s): Maciej Kalwasiński
Subject(s): Economic policy, Developing nations
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: China; global energy transformation
Summary/Abstract: China aspires to be the leader of the global energy transformation. Unlike the European Union and others, it hasfocused on its main priorities: enhancing national security and turning its green industry into a driving force for its economy. Reducing pollutant emissions is further down the list of its objectives. For this reason, China has been the world’s biggest investor in renewable energy sources, but it has also spent heavily on coal and nuclear power. Any reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are merely a by-product of these processes; in fact, China has been party to global climate agreements mainly for reasons of prestige.

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