Articles/Interviews

Here are some recent links to articles and interviews:

The Long Reign of King Coal - My book review in the Times Literary Supplement of More and More and More by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz and Material World by Ed Conway.

The Problem With De-Risking - My article in Foreign Affairs magazine in January 2024 looks at efforts by the West to catch-up with China in clean energy manufacturing.

Volt rush: the global global scramble to secure a carbon-free future - interview with France 24

How sustainable are electric vehicles? - interview with Al Jazeera

EV Battery Supply Chain: Tensions on the ground - Podcast interview with Columbia Energy Exchange, Columbia University

How electric cars got their juice - interview with NPR’s Planet Money

Electric cars and the global race to go green - article I wrote for the Big Issue

What the World Needs to Know About China’s Outsize Role in Electric Car Future - a Q&A with Henry Sanderson, SupChina website

Nickel drama highlights Tsingshan’s role in energy transition - An article I wrote for China Dialogue

China kan hier zwaar op de prijzen van elektrische auto’s gaan wegen’ Interview in Belgium’s Te Jild newspaper.

Below are some features I wrote while at the Financial Times:

Hydrogen power: China backs fuel cell technology

Battery life: the race to find a storage solution for a green energy future

Electric cars: China powers the supply chain

Lithium: Chile’s buried treasure (FT Magazine)

The geopolitics of electric cars will be messy

Robert Friedland, China, and the rush for copper in the DRC (FT Big Read)

Below are some features I wrote while at Bloomberg in Beijing:

How Mob and Church Rescued Chiina’s Most Wanted After Tiananmen - honourable mention for excellence in feature writnig at 2015 SOPA Awards.

China Cities Value Land at Winnetka Prices With Bonds Seen Toxic