Research on China and Russia Energy Trade under China's Commitments to Carbon Neutrality
Author
Wang, Xiaoying
Term
2. Term (Master)
Education
Publication year
2023
Pages
48
Abstract
This thesis examines how China’s 2060 carbon neutrality commitment affects and interacts with its energy trade with Russia, and why the two countries continue this cooperation. Against the global backdrop of climate change, it outlines the rationale for carbon neutrality and international cooperation (including UNFCCC, Kyoto, and Glasgow/COP26), then reviews the history of China–Russia energy ties and the economic and political drivers sustaining them. The study applies international relations theories—realism, liberalism, and constructivism—to analyze motivations and potential implications for energy demand, the energy mix, and power dynamics as China pursues a greener transition. Methodologically, it adopts a qualitative, theory-guided design combining historical analysis with a case study of RMB–ruble settlement for natural gas to illuminate why energy trade persists and how it may evolve in a greener direction. The aim is to clarify the interplay among energy trade, geopolitics, and climate goals and to provide insights into how China’s carbon neutrality pledge may reshape its relationship with Russia.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan Kinas mål om at nå kulstofneutralitet i 2060 påvirker og interagerer med energihandlen mellem Kina og Rusland, samt hvorfor de to lande fastholder dette samarbejde. Ud fra den globale kontekst af klimaforandringer gennemgås baggrunden for kulstofneutralitet og internationalt samarbejde (herunder UNFCCC, Kyoto og Glasgow/COP26), efterfulgt af en historisk gennemgang af det kinesisk-russiske energisamarbejde og de økonomiske og politiske drivkræfter bag det. Studien anvender internationalpolitiske teorier – realisme, liberalisme og konstruktivisme – til at analysere motiver og potentielle konsekvenser for energiefterspørgsel, energimix og magtbalancer under Kinas grønne omstilling. Metodisk benyttes et kvalitativt, teoristyret design med historisk analyse og et casestudie af afregning i RMB og rubel for naturgas som prisme til at forstå, hvorfor energihandlen fortsætter, og hvordan den kan udvikle sig i en grønnere retning. Formålet er at belyse samspillet mellem energihandel, geopolitik og klimamål og give indsigter i, hvordan Kinas kulstofneutralitetsløfte kan omforme relationen til Rusland.
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