China’s Role in the Transition to a New International Energy Order

• Published in: Groningen Journal of International Law
• Main Author: Zewei Yang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Groningen Press 2018
• Subjects: international energy order transition; new international energy order; contemporary international law; china; Law; K; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.21827/5a86a7f890cb0; https://doaj.org/article/76f7ebc61d6f4c60a040f1a545f80bf3

With the shift of energy production centres and oil consumption markets the international energy order has been changing, indicating four trends: the Arctic region and the international seabed area will become new energy sources; the exploitation of unconventional energy sources - a new focus; and the rulemaking right in the energy market - a new battlefield. Contemporary international law promotes, regulates, and safeguards the transition to a new international energy order, in which China should make efforts to shift its role from a passive recipient to an active innovator of international energy rules; from an onlooker to an active participant in international energy affairs; and from a receiver to a contributor of international energy public goods.