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Gabriel Collins

Chinese Firms Position for an Energy Transition Copper Supercycle

April 5, 2021am75

If China’s dominance of rare earth element supplies is the global energy transition’s “elephant in the room,” then copper is the 800-pound gorilla. China’s push for outbound investment, with attendant strategic nuances, is a hallmark of emerging concerns about raw materials supply chains. Continue Reading →

China, Energy Gabriel Collins, Jacob Koelsch, Michelle Michot Foss, Steven Lewis

Oil was a strategic prize in 1940. It likely will be in 2040 as well.

April 6, 2020am75

Current gloom notwithstanding, oil will likely remain the world’s most important energy resource for multiple decades. Continue Reading →

Energy Gabriel Collins

Baker Institute China Oil Map – 2019 Q3 Update

September 13, 2019eh32

The China oil map provides an online, interactive and comprehensive visualization of China’s key oil infrastructure. Continue Reading →

Energy Elsie Hung, Gabriel Collins

Insight and analysis from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The views expressed here are those of individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute.

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