China: Climate Leader and Villain

Meidan, Michal

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“…13), on the other hand, claim that the "geopolitical complexity of greater electric interconnections between nations" will intensify global interdependence and vulnerabilities, thereby "reducing the risks of conflict". Similar debates arise concerning the implications of mineral supply chains: the increasing dependence of most states on China for rare earths (80% of global production), the Democratic Republic of the Congo for cobalt (60% of global production), and the Andean salt flats for lithium (40% of global reserves) may increase vulnerabilities to supply chain disruptions (whether intentional or accidental) (Meidan, 2020), though some suggest that these minerals are more geographically diffuse and therefore harder for one or several states to control, which may facilitate regional autonomy and dampen conflict pressures (Hafner & Tagliapietra, 2020).…”

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“…36). Other contributors point to China's near monopoly over rare earth minerals that are critical for the RE transition: in 2017, it accounted for 80% of rare earth production and is home to 36% of world reserves and has also made efforts to gain priority access to cobalt and lithium reserves around the world, which are critical for battery storage systems (Meidan, 2020).…”

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“…The second key theme is how the RE transition will transform the global energy trade and forge new relationships of interdependence and possibilities for peace and conflict. In order to balance the intermittency of renewables, regional "smart grids" are in development that would transmit energy from areas with a surplus of solar/wind/hydro power to areas where demand exceeds local supply, and Meidan therefore suggests that interstate electricity cut-offs could become an important foreign policy tool (Meidan, 2020). Hafner & Tagliapietra (2020, pp.…”

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The Climate Crisis, Renewable Energy, and the Changing Landscape of Global Energy Politics

Albert

2021

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

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This essay reviews three recent books on the changing landscape of global energy politics in the era of climate change. Key questions that the authors investigate include: how will the renewable energy transition reshape the global balance of power? How will political-economic interdependencies and geopolitical alignments shift? Will contemporary petro-states adapt or collapse? And what new patterns of peace and conflict may emerge in a decarbonized world order? The authors provide different perspectives on the likely speed of the energy transition and its geopolitical implications. However, they occlude deeper questions about the depth of the transformations needed to prevent climate catastrophe—particularly in the nature of capitalism and military power—and the potential for more radical perspectives on energy futures. In contrast, I will argue that we should advance a critical research agenda on the global energy transition that accounts for the possibility of more far-reaching transformations in the political-economic, military, and ideological bases of world politics and highlights diverse movements fighting for their realization. These possible transformations include (1) transitions to post-growth political economies; (2) a radical shrinkage of emissions-intensive military–industrial complexes; and (3) decolonizing ideologies of “progress.” If struggles for alternative energy futures beyond the hegemony of economic growth and Western-style modernization are at the forefront of radical politics today, then these struggles deserve greater attention from critical IR scholars.

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Albert

2021

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“…A long moment has elapsed since China began engaging in sustainable power to reach 15% of its total energy supply from renewable sources by 2020. In 2018, it was 14.3%, with a 33% share of overall spending on renewable (IRENA 2020 ; Meidan 2020 ). To be competitive and effective today, other nations need to rethink their sustainability practices within the SDGs paradigm.…”

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Role of green financing and financial inclusion to develop the cleaner environment for macroeconomic stability: Inter-temporal analysis of ASEAN economies

Saydaliev

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2022

Econ Change Restruct

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“…In order to defend its interests in the energy domain and elsewhere, Russia will have to find ways to confront this central paradox. In this essay, China's energy influence on the region will be examined via two contradictory pressures, both detrimental to Russia's objectives: Beijing's renewable energy investments, which have driven down the cost of solar and wind, on the one hand, and China's demand for Eurasian oil and gas, which has led Beijing to finance new hydrocarbon projects in the region, on the other (Meidan 2020).…”

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‘Steppe-ing’ Out of Russia’s Shadow: Russia’s Changing ‘Energy Power’ in Post-Soviet Eurasia

Skalamera¹

2022

Europe-Asia Studies

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This essay analyses the evolving character of Russia's energy relationships in the post-Soviet space by looking at the Caucasus and Central Asia. In the past, due to the historic legacy of Russia-controlled pipelines, Moscow was able to exert influence by manipulating structural asymmetries in regional natural gas value chains. This has changed with China's entry as the region's major market alternative and the breakthroughs of the global energy transition. The initial phase of Russia's declining 'energy power' vis-àvis China in Central Asia came to an end as the Crimea crisis was unfolding, an event that has drastically changed the risk perception of Russian gas in Europe, setting off a chain of consequences that led to a re-evaluation of Russia's energy power in post-Soviet Eurasia. The essay also shows, however, that Russia maintains influence in post-Soviet Eurasia through inter-elite networks and shared concerns among hydrocarbon-exporting countries about the energy transition.THIS ESSAY ANALYSES THE EVOLVING CHARACTER OF Russia's energy relationships in the post-Soviet space by looking at the Caucasus and Central Asia, where Russia's regional energy power has gradually faded. 1 This has hampered Russia's ability to achieve domestic and international political and developmental aims. In particular, I am concerned with Russia's foreign policy strategies subsequent to the disruptive effects of, first, China's entry in the region as a new energy hegemon, 2 and second, the energy transition; that is,

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China: Climate Leader and Villain

Cited by 20 publications

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The Climate Crisis, Renewable Energy, and the Changing Landscape of Global Energy Politics

The Climate Crisis, Renewable Energy, and the Changing Landscape of Global Energy Politics

Role of green financing and financial inclusion to develop the cleaner environment for macroeconomic stability: Inter-temporal analysis of ASEAN economies

‘Steppe-ing’ Out of Russia’s Shadow: Russia’s Changing ‘Energy Power’ in Post-Soviet Eurasia

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