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| FNI FOCAL POINTS OF
RESEARCH Chinese Energy and Environmental Politics  FNI research on China
focuses on the country's environmental, climate change and energy problems and
policies.China's rapid economic growth in the past two decades has greatly raised the living standards of the Chinese population. However, rapid economic growth is creating environmental problems at national, regional and global levels. China’s increasing greenhouse gas emissions is one example. At the same time, China's emerging political and economic strength makes it a key partner in solving global environmental problems, and China is increasingly showing leadership in international discussions. FNI research on China analyses the country's environmental, climate change and energy problems and policy, attempts to understand how environment-related bureaucracy and decision-making works, and analyses the role China will play in international cooperation on climate change and other environmental and energy issues. Selected ongoing projects:
Important past projects: Researchers: Steinar Andresen (Research Professor) – contact person Ole Kristian Fauchald (Research Professor) Gørild Heggelund (Senior Research Fellow) (on leave) Leiv Lunde (Director) Peter Johan Schei (Associate Researcher) Iselin Stensdal (Research Fellow) Selected FNI publications, Chinese energy and environmental politics: Articles and reports Bergsager, Henrik and Anna Korppoo, 'China’s State-Owned Enterprises as Climate Policy Actors: The Power and Steel Sectors'. TemaNord, No 527. Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2013, 69 p. Jareid, Marie, To get green is glorious? Kinesiske statseide bedrifters samfunnsansvarsarbeid for bærekraftig utvikling ('To get green is glorious? An empirical analysis of how and why state-owned companies in China take measures to combat climate change and environmental issues through Corporate Social Responsibility'). FNI Report 12/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 98 p. In Norwegian. Bergsager, Henrik, China, Russia and Central Asia: The energy dilemma. FNI Report 16/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 20 p. Stensdal, Iselin, China’s Climate-Change Policy 1988-2011: From Zero to Hero? FNI Report 9/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 25 p. Stensdal, Iselin, China’s Carbon-Intensity Target: Climate Actors and Policy Developments. FNI Report 3/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 34 p. Fauchald, Ole Kristian and Haakon Vennemo, Environmental Impacts of a Free Trade Agreement between China and Norway. FNI Report 1/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 140 p. Wübbeke, Jost, The Power of Advice: Experts in Chinese Climate Change Politics. FNI Report 15/2010. Lysaker, FNI, 2010, 60 p. Heggelund, Gørild, Steinar Andresen and Inga Fritzen Buan, 'Chinese Climate Policy: Domestic Priorities, Foreign Policy and Emerging Implementation'. In Kathryn Harrison and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom (eds), Global Commons, Domestic Decisions. Cambridge (MA), USA / London, UK, MIT Press, 2010, pp. 239-261. Hald, May, Sustainable Urban Development and Chinese Eco-City: Concepts, Strategies, Policies and Assessments. FNI Report 5/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 84 p. Heggelund, Gørild M. and Inga Fritzen Buan, 'China in the Asia-Pacific Partnership: Consequences for UN Climate Change Mitigation Efforts?'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 9, No 3, 2009, pp. 301-317. Buan, Inga Fritzen, Helping People Build a Better World? Barriers to More Environmentally Friendly Energy Production in China: The Case of Shell. FNI Report 3/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 86 p. Buan, Inga Fritzen, Norwegian Actors in the Fields of Energy and Climate Change in China. FNI Report 01/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 34 p. Commentary articles Bang, Guri, Iselin Stensdal and Solveig Aamodt, 'Gigantene avgjør i Doha' ('The Giants Decide in Doha'), Dagens Næringsliv, 04.12.2012. In Norwegian. Underdal, Arild, Iselin Stensdal, Jon Birger Skjærseth and Guri Bang, 'Nøkkelaktører låser klimaforhandlingene' ('Key Actors Lock the Climate Negotiations'), Dagsavisen, 13.12.2011. In Norwegian. Stensdal, Iselin, 'Viktige røster i salen: Kina: I økonomisk vekst', Klima, 25.11.2011. See summaries page for more/older research publications |
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 Upcoming FNI
Seminar:China Powers the World: The Rise of China and the Global Footprints of China's Foreign Policy 02.05.2013, Litteraturhuset, Oslo
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| Recent relevant FNI News: China Seeks FNI Advice on Energy Governance in the Arctic and in Developing Countries (14.01.2013) Asian Countries' Interest in the Arctic: What Will It Mean for Norway? (06.07.2012) |
| Recent media coverage: 'KN: Statoil må gjøre mer for folket' ('Norwegian Church Aid: Statoil Must Do More for the People'), Bistandsaktuelt, 13.05.2013. In Norwegian. 'China’s observer bid on agenda for upcoming Arctic summit', gb times, 08.05.2013. 'China seeks observer status with the Arctic Council', BarentsObserver, 07.05.2013. 'China and Iceland ink free trade pact as Beijing seeks influence in the Arctic', South China Morning Post, 16.04.2013. 'China pours cash into melting Arctic in bid to win influence', The Guardian, 18.03.2013. 'Àolafu·Shilamu·Situokè: Beijí anquán zhìli yu quánqiú hézuò' ('Olav Schram Stokke: Arctic security governance and global cooperation'), hexun.com, 13.03.2013. In Chinese. 'Forsker på asiatisk interesse for Arktis' ('Research on Asian Interest in the Arctic'), RCN News, 13.02.2013. In Norwegian. 'El mundo se derrite por el Ártico' ('The World is Melting in the Arctic'), El Colombiano, 03.02.2013. In Spanish. 'Kitajska pogleduje za naravnimi viri na Arktiki' ('China Looks at the Natural Resources of the Arctic'), Planet Siol, 29.01.2013. In Slovenian. 'Kitajska pogleduje za naravnimi viri na Arktiki' ('The Chinese Seem Eager for Arctic Resources'), Karstas Kommentaras, 29.01.2013. In Lithuanian. 'Arctic Council has tightrope to walk in potential decision to admit China', Alaska Dispatch, 28.01.2013. 'Trung Quoc nhúng tay vào bien Bac Cuc' (China Hand in the Arctic Sea'), Tin Nhanh Viet.Com, 28.01.2013. In Vietnamese. 'Guójì shèhuì duì zhongguó tànsuo beijí jingtì youdian guòdù' ('German Media: The International Community's Alertness towards China's Arctic Exploration Is a Bit Excessiv'), Xinghua, 27.01.2013. In Chinese. 'The Resource Race: China Dips Toes in Arctic Waters', Spiegel Online International', Spiegel Online International, 25.01.2013. 'China in der Arktis: Schneedrache nimmt Nordkurs' ('China in the Arctic: The Snow Dragon Heads for the North'), Der Spiegel, 24.01.2013. In German. 'Kommende supermakter ser mot nord: Som Kina, så India' (Coming Superpowers Look to the North: India Following China'), Nordlys, 18.01.2013. In Norwegian. 'Kina forsker og smigrer seg til innflytelse i Arktis' ('China Gains Arctic Influence Through Research and Flattery'), Aftenposten, 28.12.2012. In Norwegian. 'Spiller stormaktene mot hverandre' ('Plays Great Powers out Against Each Other'), Aftenposten, 08.12.2012. In Norwegian. 'Vil ha kinesiske investorer hit' ('Wants Chinese Investors to Kirkenes'), NRK Troms & Finnmark, 04.12.2012. In Norwegian. 'Kina i nord – er vi forberedt?' ('China in the Arctic: Are We Prepared?'), Nordlys, 28.11.2012. In Norwegian. 'Norge vil stenge Kina ute fra Arktisk Råd' ('Norway Wants to Shut China out from the Arctic Council'), Aftenposten, 25.01.2012. In Norwegian. 'Lave klima-forventninger' ('Low Expectations for Climate Negotiations'), forskning.no, 24.11.2011. In Norwegian. 'Miljøkonsekvensanalyse av handelsavtaler' ('Environmental Impact Assessment of Trade Agreements'), Norwegian Ministry of the Environment news release, 18.02.2011. In Norwegian. |
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