China’s Role in the Transition to a New International Energy Order
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 t...
| Published in: | Groningen Journal of International Law |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Groningen Press
2018
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| Online Access: | http://rjh.ub.rug.nl/GROJIL/article/view/31127 https://doi.org/10.21827/5a86a7f890cb0 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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