New and renewable forms of energy garnered the most attention at the first ASEM forum on energy security policies in Ha Noi yesterday. The forum brought in participants from both Europe and Asia.The Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an informal process of dialogue and co-operation with 45 members, including the European Commission (EC), the European […]
“China’s rapid economic growth and heavy reliance on increasingly expensive foreign oil, the vast environmental toll that is one of the most apparent costs of China’s economic success, persistent rural poverty in China and
periodic power shortages all have impressed upon the Chinese government […]
Climate change poses serious security risks for the European Union, ranging from sharper competition for global energy resources to the arrival of numerous “environmental migrants”, warns a report prepared for an EU summit this week.
“The core challenge is that climate change threatens to overburden states and regions which are already fragile and conflict-prone,” says the […]
