Chinese investments in Europe's energy sector: Risks and opportunities?

Energy Policy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 644-648

  Conrad, Björn ^a   Kostka, Genia ^b  

^a Mercator Institute for China Studies   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chinese investments; Energy sector; EU; FDI; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010671951     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.016     Document Type: Editorial

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