My research focuses on China’s climate, energy and environmental policies, and on China’s evolving role in the global green transition, with particular attention to green technology development, industrial policy, and geopolitical competition. I have more than 15 years of experience analysing policy development and implementation in China at national, regional and local levels. I examine how China’s domestic policy strategies interact with international dynamics, including competition over emerging technologies and strategic sectors.

Since 2012, my research has also focused on China’s role in the Arctic, including geopolitics, critical minerals, shipping and geoeconomic developments. This includes work on how China’s strategic interests intersect with Nordic and European priorities in areas such as resource development and supply chains.
A strand of my work concerns critical minerals and supply chains, including China’s dominant position and the implications for Europe and the Nordic countries. I also work on how these dynamics play out in the Arctic, where questions of resource development, geopolitics and governance intersect.

Earlier in my career, I specialised in China’s emissions trading systems (ETS) and climate policy implementation at different levels of governance. This remains an important background for my current work on the political economy of China’s green transition.