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New Energy Supply Chains: Is the UK at Risk from Chinese Dominance?

New Energy Supply Chains: Is the UK at Risk from Chinese Dominance? The Royal United Services Institute has just published a paper, coauthored with Michal Meidan and myself of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, that assesses the risks posed to the United Kingdom by China's strong position along supply chains for minerals and … Continue Reading ››

Institutions and the low-carbon transition

Low carbon energy Applying Institutional Theory to the Low-Carbon Energy Transition  ABSTRACT The low-carbon energy transition is a form of socio-technical transition and, as such, it involves profound changes in the institutions that govern society. Despite the acknowledged importance of institutions in shaping the pace and nature of transition, a relatively small … Continue Reading ››