Energy Security Considerations Driven by Geography and Policy Regulation for China: European Best Practices

Abstract

Climate change mitigation would continue to be the main driver towards the transformation of the existing global energy system. This pledge, in conjunction to natural necessity for energy security, shapes the playfield of modern energy policy, not excluding the energy policies of China and the EU. This manuscript provides a theoretical analysis of geography as it affects Chinese energy security, describes the contribution of EU as a “soft power” for Asia and analyses the regulation applied in the EU as best practice for China.