By Angie Ye During the week of March 25, members of the Global China Initiative (GCI) at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) traveled to China to present their policy-oriented research to policymakers, engage in academic exchange with partner institutions, and connect with Boston University alumni based in China. Team members including […]
By Yudong (Nathan) Liu On November 16, 2023, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted a webinar to accompany the launch of new data in the China’s Global Energy Finance (CGEF) Database. The webinar was moderated by Oyintarelado Moses, Data Analyst and Database Manager, and featured presentations by Cecilia Springer, Non-resident Senior Fellow and […]
Por Zara C. Albright A capacidade anual global de geração de energia precisará ser 90 por cento renovável entre 2022-2030 para limitar o aquecimento global a 1,5 graus Celsius. Aumentos significativos na produção de materiais de transição, especialmente lítio e cobre, são necessários para apoiar esse crescimento e provavelmente levarão a um boom de commodities […]
In recent years, China has emerged as one of the world’s largest financiers in the global energy sector, and Chinese-financed overseas power projects have received considerable attention both for their large scale and contribution to energy accessibility, particularly in developing countries. However, from 2014-2020, about $65 billion of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants were shelved or […]