| ID | 100348 |
| Title Proper | US-China energy relations and energy institution building in the Asia-Pacific |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Christoffersen, Gaye |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Although China and the US are starting their fourth decade of energy cooperation, it is only recently that there has been a concerted US effort to create a framework for US-China bilateral energy relations. The past 30 years have witnessed many successful energy projects that have lacked follow through and institutionalization, often becoming 'one-off' exercises that duplicated previous projects. Recent initiatives intend to establish long-term linkages between US and Chinese energy bureaucracies, linking energy efficiency, energy security, and environmental issues. The US is nesting the bilateral relationship in global and Asia-Pacific multilateral energy and environmental regimes, and is also using bilateral agreements as mechanisms to promote domestic energy and environmental reform. This paper will examine US-China relations in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate and the Five-Country Energy Ministerial. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 19, No. 67; Dec 2010: p871-889 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 19, No. 67; Dec 2010: p871-889 |
| Key Words | US - Relations - China ; China - Relations - US ; Energy ; Energy Institutions ; Asia - Pacific ; Energy Cooperation ; Energy Security ; Climate Change |