China's Energy Security: Analysis, Assessment and Improvement Contributor(s): Ren, Jingzheng (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786349213 ISBN-13: 9781786349217 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Energy Policy - Business & Economics | Industries - Energy - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security |
Dewey: 333.790 |
LCCN: 2020029666 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.1 lbs) 248 pages |
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Publisher Description: China is the second-largest economy in the world yet it faces serious energy security challenges due to the country's reliance on coal, a fuel with multiple environmental and social problems. Moreover, since 2017 China has become the world's largest crude oil importer, greatly increasing its reliance on imported energy. The International Energy Agency has defined energy security as "the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price," employing metrics in various dimensions such as availability, affordability, accessibility and acceptability to measure the energy security of different nations. Accordingly, the assessment, analysis and improvement of energy security is a complex problem. China's Energy Security aims to resolve this problem by answering three important questions:
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