Authors:
Frames contemporary debates about fossil fuels and climate change in China in economic and historical terms
Offers historical context on logistical networks, industrial development, and energy use to scholars of China as well as to policymakers
Investigates the ways that domestic Chinese logistics networks interact with global energy markets
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (10 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Section on China
-
Front Matter
-
-
Section on Japan
-
Front Matter
-
-
Back Matter
About this book
This volume focuses on the topic of energy transitions in the coal mining industries of China and Japan by adopting a Sino-Japanese comparative approach in area studies to examine the experiences between the two major East Asian economies. In China, rapid industrialization led to dramatic growth in energy demand and much of this energy demand was fueled by affordable coal energy. With growing social concerns about the environment and an increasingly vocal middle class in contemporary China, the authorities and state-owned enterprises are studying the use of coal fuels for its future development. In Japan, coal was also an affordable main source of energy for Japan’s early post-war heavy industrialization until it was gradually replaced by oil in the 1960s. The oil shocks of the 1970s compelled Japan to look for cleaner and cheaper fuels, including nuclear power. In these energy transitions from coal to oil and then onto non-fossil fuels, the story of coal power in both countries is highlighted in this publication as a comparative study. This volume is a crucial contribution to the discussion of China's energy reforms, and required reading for scholars of climate change and society.
Authors and Affiliations
-
UniSim, Singapore
Tai Wei Lim
About the author
Lim Tai Wei is Senior Lecturer at SIM University, Singapore where he teaches World History, and Adjunct Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore, East Asian Institute where he specializes in Sino-Japanese Relations. He teaches summer courses on contemporary history of Japan at Waseda University Tokyo.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy Transitions in Japan and China
Book Subtitle: Mine Closures, Rail Developments, and Energy Narratives
Authors: Tai Wei Lim
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1681-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1680-6Published: 30 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9419-4Published: 05 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1681-3Published: 23 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 242
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic Policy, Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Asian Economics