China's International Energy Relations: The Impact of Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables

by Hao Tan

Overview

This book presents a comprehensive account of China's evolving international energy relations (IER) as the world's largest energy user transitions from fossil fuels to renewables amidst significant geopolitical shifts. It introduces an original analytic framework for IER, focusing on three interconnected dimensions: the international business activities of energy companies at the micro level, state energy diplomacy and energy statecraft at the state level, and the nation's engagements with the global energy governance at the global level. Drawing an extensive range of Chinese and English-languages sources and employing novel perspectives, the book provides a timely analysis on this significant phenomenon. It constructs a compelling narrative on the profound impact of China's domestic energy transition and the changing geopolitical landscape on the country's international energy engagements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108844376
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/30/2025
Pages:	189
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Hao Tan is Professor in Management and Associate Dean of Education and Student Experiences at Nottingham University Business School China. Previously, he served at various universities in Australia. Professor Tan's research primarily focuses on energy and resource transitions and sustainable development, particularly within the context of China and their global implications from a policy and management research perspective. His work has been published in both leading academic journals and widely-read English and Chinese-language media platforms.

Table of Contents

1. China's energy transition and its international energy relations; 2. Understanding international energy relations across multiple levels; 3. Effects of geopolitical changes on international energy relations; 4. Firms as agents of China's international energy relations; 5. The state's role in China's evolving international energy relations; 6. China's energy transition and global energy governance; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography.