1. China's energy demands: are they reshaping the world?
- Author:
- Gerald Stang
- Publication Date:
- 03-2014
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- European Union Institute for Security Studies
- Abstract:
- In 2012, China was the world's seventh biggest producer of natural gas, the fourth largest oil producer, and the biggest producer of hydroelectricity. It also produced almost as much coal as the rest of the world combined. Still, this is not enough. China's domestic energy bounty has long allowed the country to keep its overall import dependency relatively low but, as the country's economy continues to boom, its import dependency is growing quickly, particularly with regard to oil.
- Topic:
- Economics, Energy Policy, International Cooperation, International Trade and Finance, Markets, and Natural Resources
- Political Geography:
- China and Asia