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Shale Gas: The Key in the US’ Asia Pivot?

Elliot Brennan, Editor and Project Coordinator of research in resource security at the Institute for Security and Development Policy

Energy has long been both the bane and the favored instrument in the foreign policy of governments. Yet, for the US, fortunes are changing and the goal of former President Nixon’s Project Independence looks soon to be realized.

The Impact of the Changing Global Energy Map on Geopolitics of the World

Feng Zhaokui, Honorary Academician of the CASS

The shale gas revolution is unfolding, and is expected to have a profound impact on global geopolitics in the coming years, writes Feng Zhaokui.

Pollution Forces China to Transform its Mode of Economic Growth

Zhang Monan, Associate Research Fellow at State Information Center

Pollution Forces China to Transform its Mode of Economic Growth

Severe weather forced China to transform its mode of growth by creating a sustainable economic and energy system conditions.

Like Its Peers, China Scrambles to Cope with Climate Change

Dr. Christine Boyle, CEO of Blue Horizon Insight

Following less than productive discussions at the Doha Climate Change Conference, recent reports have warned the Earth’s temperature continues to rise as climate change worsens. While many developed and developing nations continue to face environmental challenges, China has implemented climate change policies that could serve as a model for other nations.

Economy and Environment Top of Agenda for China’s New Leaders

Melanie Hart, policy analyst at the Center for American Progress

Economy and Environment Top of Agenda for China’s New Leaders

To keep the country growing and provide the lifestyle benefits their citizens are asking for, China’s new leaders must shift the economy toward a new growth model and also get serious about cracking down on pollution.

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