China Energy - A Guide for the Perplexed
Article from: OGEL 1 (2008), in China Energy Law and Policy
Introduction
China's energy profile provides a window into its economic soul. It tells us much about what China does, how fast it is doing it, and how efficiently. Energy is also a finite global commodity, demand and supply for which affects us all both in terms of the costs of running our nations, firms and households, and in terms of the environment that surrounds us. So for financial analysts trying to gauge the effect of China's rise on world prices, for policymaking realists formulating responses to China's emergence, and for economists and political scientists seeking to understand the workings ...