China’s increasing influence in global energy governance has become a prominent discussion topic in international relations and energy studies. How could China’s international energy cooperation and investments reshape global governance? What are the policy implications for other governments? What does it mean for global energy transition? And what are the broader geopolitical consequences? It is important to understand China’s energy policy and international cooperation strategy, particularly its growing role in global governance as a way to achieve its energy security and transition goals. This topic demands a multi-disciplinary lens to unpack the complex interlinkage of China’s energy security, climate agenda, economic policy and diplomacy. This seminar offers an empirical perspective of China’s energy strategies over the last three decades, highlighting its evolution from a bilateral going-out strategy to a more multilateral approach embodied in the Belt and Road Initiative.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Kaho Yu is a Visiting Fellow at the London Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Science at King’s College London. His research focuses on energy transition, carbon policy and critical mineral security in the Asia Pacific and their implications for policymakers and businesses. He has worked in think tanks, multinational companies, and academia across China, the US, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Kaho also serves as the Head of Energy Research at the Singapore branch of a global risk consultancy and the Chief Research Officer at the Asia Carbon Institute. Prior to this, he was an associate of the Energy Geopolitics Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, a lecturer in global studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a research fellow at Renmin University in Beijing. Kaho holds a PhD in International Political Economy from King’s College London.