什麼原因促使歐盟和中國之間就能源的對話日益緊密?: 什麼原因促使歐盟和中國之間就能源的對話日益緊密?

What are the reasons for the closer and closer energy dialogues between the European Union and China?: Why has the European Union changed its energy policy so that it now regards China as one of its main partners in the energy issues?

Giber, Valeria

4. term

European Studies, Master

2010

87

Denne afhandling undersøger, hvorfor EU og Kina samarbejder stadig tættere om energi—særligt olie, gas og kul. Den gennemgår historien om deres energiforbrug, de aktuelle forhold og udviklingen i relationen, set fra et EU-perspektiv. Hovedspørgsmålet er, hvorfor energidialogen mellem dem intensiveres, og delspørgsmålet er, hvorfor EU har justeret sin energipolitik til at betragte Kina som en central partner, og hvilke mål der ligger bag. Som analytiske værktøjer anvendes to teorier fra international politik: Realisme, der vægter magt, konkurrence og forsyningssikkerhed; og Neoliberalisme, der vægter samarbejde, institutioner og gensidig afhængighed. Med disse briller undersøges forbindelsen mellem energisikkerhed og indbyrdes afhængighed i EU–Kina-samarbejdet. På baggrund af analysen fremstår 2006 som et vendepunkt. På dette tidspunkt så begge parter behovet for dybere samarbejde på grund af fælles politiske og økonomiske interesser. Blandt de drivkræfter, der diskuteres, er pres fra USA, at verdensøkonomiens tyngdepunkt flytter fra Vesten mod Asien, overlappende energisektorer, faldende fossile ressourcer og Kinas interesse i international legitimitet. Afhandlingen er motiveret af energispørgsmålenes betydning for global politik og bemærker, at der er begrænset dybdegående forskning i netop dette segment af EU–Kina energisamarbejdet.

This thesis explores why the European Union and China have been working more closely on energy—especially oil, gas, and coal. It reviews the history of their energy use, current conditions, and how their relationship has developed, from an EU perspective. The main question is why their energy dialogues keep intensifying, and the sub-question asks why the EU has adjusted its energy policy to treat China as a key partner and what goals it pursues. To guide the analysis, the study uses two international relations theories: Realism, which emphasizes power, competition, and security of supply; and Neoliberalism, which emphasizes cooperation, institutions, and interdependence. Through these lenses, it examines the link between energy security and mutual dependence in EU–China cooperation. Based on the research, 2006 emerges as a turning point. By then, both sides saw the need for deeper cooperation due to shared political and economic interests. Factors discussed include pressure from the United States, the shift of the world’s economic center from the West to Asia, overlapping areas of energy activity, declining fossil fuel reserves, and China’s interest in international legitimacy. The thesis is motivated by the importance of energy for global politics and notes limited in-depth work on this specific aspect of EU–China energy cooperation.

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