This volume focuses on the topic of energy transitions in the coal mining industries of China and Japan by adopting a Sino-Japanese comparative approach in area studies to examine the experiences between the two major East Asian economies. In China, rapid industrialization led to dramatic growth...

"Climate change is a key problem of the twenty-first century. China, as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has committed to stabilize its current emissions and dramatically increase the share of electricity production from non-fossil fuels by 2030. However, this is only a first step: in...

Energy Yatra from Damodar to Zambezi -- A nation and its contradictions -- Nationalisation of problems -- Coal on sale -- Notes from an auditor -- Entrepreneurship and environment -- Winners and losers -- A promise to keep -- Energy ambitions