Domestic and Geopolitical Challenges to Energy Security for China and the European Union
This lecture series is organized in the context of a joint research programme between Energy Programme Asia - IIAS, and the Institute of West Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, China.
Venue
International School for Humanities and Social Sciences
Prins Hendrikkade 189-B
1011 TD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Room C
Information
Dr Mehdi P. Amineh
EPA Programme Director
International Institute for Asian Studies
T +31 20 525 4567
m.p.amineh@uva.nl
Programme
15.30 - Introduction by dr Mehdi Amineh
15.40 - Lecture
16.30 - Discussion
17.00 - Drinks
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Dr Chen Mo
Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Beijing, China
Friday 25 April
15.30-17.00 hrs
China's Policy and Measures to secure the Supply of O¬il and Gas: The Case of Saudi Arabia and Russia
Abstract
China's economic growth is highly dependent on sufficient energy supplies. Energy security and proper energy security policies are urgently needed in order to maintain this economic growth. China must therefore pay attention to its political, economic and strategic relations with countries that supply oil and gas. During this lecture, Dr Chen Mo focuses on the challenges and opportunities of China's strategy for energy supply security, in particular concentrating on the cases of Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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Prof. Yang Guang
Director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Beijing, China
Friday 23 May
15.30-17.00 hrs
China Energy Security towards the Middle East and Africa
The search for sustainable energy security seeks to find a stable balance between the national interests of countries that export and import oil and gas. This presentation will focus on the oil sector in the Middle East and Africa and explores the activities of
Chinese companies' business practices and government policies and their effects on countries in this large region.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prof. Eduard Vermeer
Department of Contemporary Chinese History, Turku University, Finland and director of the Centre for East Asian Studies, Turku University, Finland
Friday 30 May
15.30-17.00 hrs
Chinese Vision on Energy Security
Abstract
China has serious energy problems. The transition from coal to oil is hampered by a lack of reserves. Politicians worry about dependence on foreign, ever more expensive oil, transported along vulnerable sea routes. Increasing environmental pollution, greenhouse gasses and urban congestion affect many citizens. Does China seek alternatives, with or without foreign cooperation? How far will its acquisition of overseas resources and confronting oil diplomacy go? Using a recent survey, Prof. Vermeer will give some of the answers.
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Prof. Shi Dan
Director of the Institute of Industrial Economy, Beijing, China
Monday 22 September
15.30-17.00 hrs
China's Alternative Energy Policy and its Challenges
Abstract
This lecture discusses the current situation of Chinese energy supply and demand, as well as the challenges of energy security and environment problems in China. It provides an overall analysis on the current policies of, and prospects for, developing alternative energy in China.
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Dr Eva Rakel
Department of Political Sciencees, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Monday 6 October
15.30-17.00 hrs
The Energy Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the European Union and China
Abstract
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is one of the richest countries in oil and gas resources in the world. Both the European Union (EU) and China are potentially important customers for these resources. Could the IRI, and its energy resources, become the center of rivalry between the EU and China? What does the strategic significance of Iran's energy resources tell us about the country's future role in International Relations?
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Daniel Scholten, MA
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management
Economics of Infrastructures Program, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Monday 27 October
15.30-17.00 hrs
Towards a Hydrogen Economy; Co-evolution between Institutions and Technologies
Abstract
A transition to a sustainable energy infrastructure like a hydrogen economy involves more than the development and deployment of new technologies. Institutions ensuring the proper functioning are also necessary. During this lecture, Scholten tries to answer the following question: How can governments ensure that institutional changes are aligned to technological changes in a long-term transition process?
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Prof. Kurt Radtke
Professor Emeritus, Waseda University, Japan and affiliated fellow at the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, the Netherlands
Monday 10 November
15.30-17.00 hrs
The Impact of "Globalization" on Security Issues (in particular "Energy") in East Asia.
Abstract
Strategies are hardly ever devised according to a straightforward blueprint. Analyzing China's energy strategy requires a good understanding of the way the Communist Party deals with the complex relations among institutions involved in "energy". Energy security links "energy" with China's global political and military strategy which currently faces a wide range of challenges.
