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Resource competition, mineral scarcity, and economic statecraft -- What are rare earths? -- Salt and oil : strategic parallels -- How China came to dominate the rare earth industry

Rare earths, indispensable inputs for high tech, military, and renewable applications, remain in the hands of China, a power on the rise. Largely out of the public eye prior to 2010, rare earths, and China's monopoly over them, became international news after China 'unofficially' halted exports to Japan, the United States, and Europe following a collision between Chinese and Japanese boats in the East China Sea. Focusing on China's monopoly over the rare earth industry, this work examines the impacts of growing worldwide resource competition and the complexities policymakers face as they develop strategies and responses in an increasingly globalized world

chapter Introduction: EU and China: Alliance for the Anthropocene -- chapter 1 The US: Still reluctant and unreliable -- chapter 2 The European Union: A hopeful paradigm -- chapter 3 China: Lessons from an unsustainable growth model spur change -- chapter 4 US–China: Rivalry trumps partnership in the Anthropocene -- chapter 5 What makes EU–China collaboration a better fit for the Anthropocene -- chapter 6 Networks of states to spur hope and change.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: EU and China: An alliance for the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 The US: Still reluctant and unreliable -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 The European Union: A hopeful paradigm -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 China: Lessons from an unsustainable growth model spur change -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 US-China: Rivalry trumps partnership in the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 What makes EU-China collaboration a better fit for the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 Networks of states to spur hope and change -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

"The feeling of optimism that followed the COP 21 Paris Conference on Climate Change requires concrete action and steadfast commitment to a process that raises a number of crucial challenges: technological, political, social, and economic. As climate change worsens, new robust leadership is imperative. The EU, US and China Tackling Climate Change examines why a close collaboration between the EU and China may result in the necessary impetus to solidify a vision and a roadmap for our common future in the Anthropocene. Kalantzakos introduces a novel perspective and narrative on climate action leadership through an analysis of international relations. She argues that a close EU-China collaboration, which does not carry the baggage of an imbedded competition for supremacy, may best help the global community move towards a low carbon future and navigate the new challenges of the Anthropocene. Overall, Kalantzakos demonstrates how Europe and China, already strategic partners, can exercise global leadership in an area of crucial common interest through their web of relations, substantial development aid, and the use of soft power tools throughout the developing world. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental politics, international relations, climate change and energy law and policy."--Provided by publisher.