Despite some promising developments, Beijing continues to struggle to capitalize on renewables and green tech.

China's ambition to become a global energy power will have to overcome geopolitical hurdles.

China’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil is a very real threat to the stability of the global economic order

In 2012 China’s investment in Iran declined by nearly 87 percent while bilateral trade was down 18 percent.

China’s alternative energy industry is increasingly at the forefront of recent Sino-American trade disputes.

In the coming decades, China will face serious challenges to its energy security unless sustained economic development can be achieved.

China has crafted a strategy for natural gas that aims to increase domestic production and secure access to gas resources in neighbouring countries.