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ChinasApproachtoEnergyandClimateChange 33 Withtheseconsiderationsinmind thischapterwillfirstexaminesomeof theimplicationsandconsequencesofclimatechangeandenergysecurity second itwilldescribeChinasenergymixandemissionsstructure andfinallyitwill discuss Chinas energy and climate change practices.In the conclusion comparisonswillbedrawntotheLatinAmericanregion. 2.犜犺犲犔狅犵犻犮犪狀犱犐犿狆犾犻犮犪狋犻狅狀狊狅犳犆犾犻犿犪狋犲犆犺犪狀犵犲犪狀犱犈狀犲狉犵狔犛犲犮狌狉犻狋狔 Thecontemporary worldisbasedonoil and globalenergysecurityis crucialtoeconomicgrowthandpeopleslivelihoodsinallcountries.Energyis alsofundamentaltotheprosperityandsecurityofnations.Theadventof globalisation thegrowinggapbetweenrichandpoorandtheneedtofightglobal warmingareallintertwinedwithenergyconcerns.Thereisapressingneedfor strategicthinkingabouttheinternationalenergysystem.Supplyanddemandon theinternationalenergymarketsareunbalanced.Areasrichinoilresourcesare stillatthecentreofgeopolitical politicaland militaryconflicts.Energy exportingnationsuseenergy weaponstopursuetheirpoliticalandeconomic goals.Majorenergysuppliers from RussiathroughIrantoVenezuela have beenincreasinglyableandwillingtousetheirenergyresourcestopursuetheir strategicandpoliticalobjectives Foreign RelationsCouncil2006 .Itisalso importanttotakealongtermperspective deepenenergycooperation increase energyefficiencyandfacilitatethedevelopmentanduseofnewenergyresources. Evidently thereisacorrelation between energy competition driven by climatechangeandtheinternationalpoliticalandeconomicenvironment know how capacitiesandpossessionofresources.Theinteractionofthesefactors constitutesacompleteenergychain.Theenergychaincomprisestheinstitutions andactivitiesrelatedtothesearchfor developmentandutilisationofenergy resources.Thediscoveryofnewenergysources revolutionarychangesinthe energychainandthecorrespondingchangesinpoliticaleconomyandinnovation systemshavecombinedtolaythegroundworkforamoreeffectiveuseofenergy whichisfundamentaltotheriseofmajorpowers. Energyisfundamentaltotheprosperityandsecurityofnations.Thenext generationenergy willdeterminenotonlythefutureoftheinternational economicsystem butalsopowershifts.Competitionintheenergychainwill determinetheresultofthepowerstrugglebasedoninnovationandinfluencethe evolutionofpowerinternationally.New energy sourcesare notonly an importantconstituentofthenextgenerationenergysystem butalsowillchange futureinternationalpowerconfigurations.Therequisiteconditionofsignificant structuralchangeintheinternationalsystemisanenergyrevolutionbasedonthe