Yao Li, founder and CEO of SIA Energy based in Beijing, and Ben Cahill, Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, look at the implications of Covid-19 for the energy sector in China. Ben and Yao discuss the direction Chinese economic recovery may take as energy demand—especially in transportation—begins to rebound.  They also delve into how the recovery is likely to be uneven across the energy sector, including oil, refining, natural gas and LNG, and inventories. Part of our series of deep dives into the energy implications of Covid-19.

Energy Implications from Covid-19: China

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This week, BCG’s Tom Baker joins Joseph Majkut to discuss opportunities for U.S. leadership in the clean energy transition, highlighting the potential role of technologies like hydrogen and new policies in driving progress. They look at areas that could slow the build-out for low-carbon energy including grid modernization and new infrastructure.

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This week, Ben Cahill speaks with Akshat Rathi, a senior climate reporter for Bloomberg and author of the book Climate Capitalism. In his book, Rathi explores how governments can create the right policy environment to unlock the potential for innovative climate solutions from businesses and individuals. 
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The Case for Climate Capitalism

On this special episode of Energy 360, Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director General of DG Energy at the European Commission and Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources at the U.S. State Department, talk with CSIS Energy Program director Joseph Majkut about the U.S.-EU Energy Council and its agenda for jointly addressing energy security and climate change. 
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U.S.–EU Energy Cooperation

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Energy Implications from Covid-19: China

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