China's Coal Production and Consumption: Jam Today and Jam Tomorrow?
Article from: OGEL 6 (2011), in China Energy Law and Policy
Introduction
October 2011 - News of coal trucks stuck in traffic jams reaches us from China each autumn, and serves to remind the world that China's economy runs on coal. Yes, there is much talk and considerable action in renewable energy, nuclear energy, natural gas and energy efficiency, but coal still supplies some 70% of the country's annual needs for primary commercial energy. Further, as China's energy consumption continues to rise by about 10% per year, so does the amount of coal consumed and also the absolute quantity of carbon dioxide emissions -despite the achievements in reducing the GDP ...