Climate and Energy Protection in the EU and China

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. The Geopolitics of Energy in Europe and Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Changing Patterns in Sino-Russian Energy Relations and Their Implications for European Energy Security

      • Saskia Jürgens

      Pages 3-16

   3. The EU and China: Energy Policy Interdependence: Interactions Between Internal Energy Policies of the EU and China

      • Thomas Sattich, Duncan Freeman

      Pages 17-30

   4. The One Belt, One Road Project as a Response to Eurasia’s Energy Crisis: An Exploratory Study

      • Preksha Shree Chhetri

      Pages 31-41

   5. Securing Energy Insecurity? China and the EU’s Quest for Energy in the Caspian Sea Region

      • Stratos Pourzitakis

      Pages 43-70

3. Renewable Energy Solutions in Trade, Investment & Urbanisation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. The Rise of Trade Remedies in the Renewable Energy Sector and the Need for Bilateral Agreement Between the EU and China

      • Fang Meng

      Pages 73-84

   3. Renewables, Energy Storage, and Smart Grids

      • Prudence Dato, Tunç Durmaz, Aude Pommeret

      Pages 85-94

   4. Greening Urban Housing: The Impact of Green Infrastructure on Household Energy-Use Reductions for Cooling

      • Ali Cheshmehzangi, Ayotunde Dawodu, Chris Butters

      Pages 95-101

4. Innovation & Reciprocal Investment in EU-Asian Energy Sectors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. Chinese Investment in the EU’s Energy Sector

      • Kin Pong Leung

      Pages 105-119

   3. Climate Change Policies in China

      • Jian Guan

      Pages 121-128

   4. Unconventional Sources of Fossil Fuel in the European Union and China: Perspectives on Trade, Climate Change and Energy Security

      • Rafael Leal-Arcas

      Pages 129-142

5. Back Matter

   Pages 143-150

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This edited volume gives an insight into climate and energy protection in China and the European Union (EU). By taking a closer look at the EU and China seperately, the book presents the current situation in terms of environmental policy and energy use/ consumption in EU as well as in China. The book broaches the collaboration of the EU and China regarding climate and energy protection. The target audience primarily comprises research experts in the field of climate research as well as public decision makers. 

• Climate Change Mitigation
• Sustainable Development
• Energy Security
• Environmental Policy
• EU and China Climate Collaboration
• climate change

• Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific (RECAP), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Hong Kong, China

  Peter Hefele

• Institute of Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany

  Michael Palocz-Andresen, Jan-Henrik Kohler

• EU-Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai, China

  Maximilian Rech

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