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China and Italy’s Energy Development Trajectories: Current Landscapes and Future Cooperation Potential

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  • Chunhong Liu

    (Faculty of International Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Shisong Jiang

    (School of Law, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China)

  • Hanfei Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Power Station Energy Transfer Conversion and System (Ministry of Education), North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Ziyi Lu

    (Key Laboratory of Power Station Energy Transfer Conversion and System (Ministry of Education), North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Umberto Desideri

    (Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy)

Abstract

In order to achieve the ambitious goal of “carbon neutrality”, countries around the world are striving to develop clean energy. Against this background, this paper takes China and Italy as representatives of developing and developed countries to summarize the energy structure composition and development overview of the two countries. The paper analyzes the serious challenges facing the future energy development of both countries and investigates the possibilities of energy cooperation between the two countries, taking into account their respective advantages in energy development. By comparing the policies issued by the two governments to encourage clean energy development, this paper analyzes the severe challenges faced by the two countries’ energy development in the future and combines their respective energy development advantages to look forward to the possibility of energy cooperation between the two countries in the future. This lays the foundation for China and Italy to build an “Energy Road” after the “Silk Road”.

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  • Chunhong Liu & Shisong Jiang & Hanfei Zhang & Ziyi Lu & Umberto Desideri, 2024. "China and Italy’s Energy Development Trajectories: Current Landscapes and Future Cooperation Potential," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-18, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:4:p:897-:d:1338982
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