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Patrick Schröder

Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Programme, Chatham House

Patrick Schröder is a senior research fellow in the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House. He specialises in research on the global transition to an inclusive circular economy with a specific focus on collaborative opportunities between key countries, closing the investment gap and building an evidence base for trade in the circular economy. He was previously a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and a key expert of the EU SWITCH-Asia Network Facility.

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Economy

Europe copies China’s industrial playbook: A protectionist turn?

Europe’s new industrial policy mirrors aspects of China’s state-led model, from local content rules to investment screening. But is this a shift toward protectionism — or a path to deeper EU-China industrial cooperation? Researcher Patrick Schröder analyses the situation.

Patrick Schröder

17 Apr 2026

Economy

Can the EU and China navigate their dispute over critical raw materials and clean energy technologies?

In the ever-evolving landscape of global geopolitics, worsening climate change impacts and the need to accelerate the clean energy transition, the contest for critical raw materials and renewable energy technologies has emerged as a focal point of contention between the European Union (EU) and China. The upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing on 5 and 6 December offers an opportunity to address their disagreements.

Patrick Schröder

28 Nov 2023