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Enter the Petro-Yuan?

October 18, 2018 By Bennett Voyles

For nearly 50 years, most of the world’s oil has been bought and sold with US dollars. But that may be changing, as the energy exchange center in Shanghai has begun trading a yuan-denominated oil futures contract. Six months after the contract, more 10% of the world’s oil is now traded in yuan. Why are the Shanghai contracts so popular? Will the world enter a petrol-yuan era from petrol-dollar era? How will the situation evolve against the background of trade war between the two largest economies?

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Globalization Tagged With: Commodity, Currency, Energy, petrodollar, petrol

Global Megatrends Reshaping Our World

August 26, 2015 By Major Tian

Anil Gupta, an expert on globalization and strategy, on the domino effect unleashed by several global megatrends—from the turmoil in the energy markets and the crisis in Greece, to the challenges being faced by the Chinese economy.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Conversations, Emerging Economies, Globalization, Q&A, Strategy, Videos Tagged With: AIIB, Energy, Geopolitics, Renewable Energy, Sino-US, Slider

Chinese Outbound Investment in Energy: Powering China

October 30, 2014 By Li Hui

As one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, China needs to actively scout for resources. A look at cases of Chinese outbound investment in energy.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Resources Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Coal, Energy, Green Investment, Infographic, Investment, Natural Gas, Shale Gas, Wind Energy

Bioenergy in China: Can China Learn from Germany’s Experience?

March 10, 2014 By Christoph Burger and Jens Weinmann

Germany’s experiment with bioenergy villages shows that alternative energy sources can spur rural value creation. This has lessons for bioenergy in China. Despite signals of weaker growth of the Chinese economy, China’s appetite for energy is untamed. The International Energy Agency predicts that more than 1,300 GW of power generation will be added until 2035–equaling the capacity of […]

Filed Under: Agriculture, All Articles, Environment, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Environmental Sustainability, Germany, Renewable Energy, Shale Gas, Slider, Technology

Pipe Dreams: Can China Extract it’s Shale Gas Reserves?

March 21, 2013 By Liz Mahoney

Shale Gas

The Chinese government has set an ambitious target for domestic shale gas production, an energy source which could support the country’s growth. However, China is yet to develop a commercially viable method of extracting shale gas and without substantial technological development, it’s unclear how this target will be reached. Can China tap this precious resource […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Environment, Know China, Technology Tagged With: CNOOC, Coal, Energy, Environmental Pollution, Shale Gas, Slider, Water

A Nation of Provinces

January 19, 2012 By Lea Yu

In March 2011, Jiuquan’s Municipal Energy Bureau issued a set of regulations imposing “construction requirements” on wind energy firms. Companies that failed to buy local equipment, the notice said, would no longer be able to do business in the area. In response, China’s National Energy Board (NEB) issued a statement banning Jiuquan officials from “requiring […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Chinese Economy, Know China, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Good, Sustainability Tagged With: Buy Local, Energy, Local, Logistics, National, Protectionism, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy

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