Global chessboard: Analyzing how geopolitical risk shapes renewable energy technology investments

Xin Zheng1,2, Chang Li3, Sajid Ali4

  • 1School of literature and Journalism and Communication, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, China.

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