The module will analyse the geopolitical dynamics underpinning energy supply chains for both hydrocarbons impacted by the energy transition and new materials. It will provide an overview of many of the key national and regional issues in the energy transition through a geopolitical lens, while also considering the economic impact of the transition and its relevance to the geopolitics of energy (Research Leader: James Henderson)
In this third episode on the geopolitics of energy and China, Anders Hove discusses China’s dominance in critical materials with Patrick Schröder, Henry Sanderson and Philip Andrews-Speed. They ask why China matters for the mining and processing of critical minerals used in new energy supply chains, how China has established itself as a key player […]
In this podcast Anders Hove talks with Herbert Crowther about the role of Chinese clean energy firms in the new geopolitics of energy and the dilemmas they face. Crowther, a 2023 Schwarzman Scholar and an analyst with Eurasia group, discusses the uncertainties facing Chinese renewable manufacturers: While they are set to retain an “unavoidable presence” […]
Gathering momentum for the energy transition has sparked debate on what the energy map will look like in 30 years. For more than half a century now, access to oil and natural gas has been at the heart of the geopolitics of energy; but with renewable technologies set to dominate energy supply systems, relations between […]