Energy diplomacy is one of the key determinants in achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The traditional concept of energy diplomacy is rooted in national security and fossil fuel supplies, which is disconnected from global efforts to develop and deploy renewables at a pace that can limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. Extant studies have not systematically analyzed the theoretical underpinnings of the form of energy diplomacy that can drive energy transition. This article proposes the concept of ‘renewable energy diplomacy’, which is comprised of four interconnected elements: Collaborative Resource Governance, Digital Trust Building, Energy-Environment Interdependence and Capacity Building. Renewable energy diplomacy provides a theoretical foundation based on environmental peacebuilding to address the critical geopolitical challenges that constrain energy transition.

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可再生能源外交和转型：环境和平建设方法

能源外交是到 2050 年实现净零排放的关键决定因素之一。能源外交的传统概念植根于国家安全和化石燃料供应，与全球开发和部署可再生能源的努力脱节，其速度可能会限制全球能源的利用。升温至比工业化前水平高 1.5 °C。现有研究尚未系统分析推动能源转型的能源外交形式的理论基础。本文提出了“可再生能源外交”的概念，它由四个相互关联的要素组成：协作资源治理、数字信任建设、能源与环境相互依存和能力建设。可再生能源外交为解决制约能源转型的关键地缘政治挑战提供了基于环境和平建设的理论基础。