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China the world's No 2 energy consumer
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-11-07 10:40

China's aggregate consumption of energy now ranks second in the world, accounting for 11% of the world total, according to Wu Guihui, deputy director of the Energy Bureau of the State Development And Reform Commission.

China's total consumption of energy reached 1.68 billion standard tons in 2003, of which 67.1% were coal, 22.7% were crude oil, 2.8% were natural gas, and 7.3% were renewable energy, said Wu.

Currently, China is relying too much on coal, which causes serious pollution, and is low in re-utilization of energy.

Its per capita resources of coal, petroleum and natural gas is only 60%, 10% and 5% of the world average level, respectively. Its discharge of sulfur dioxide is standing at 90% and 70% of dust in the air is caused by coal use.

The output efficiency per ton of standard coal is only 10.3% of that of Japan and 16.8% of European Union.

Wu stressed diversified development of China's future energy policy to form a primary energy structure with coal as the main part and electric power as the core. It will achieve an all-round development of petroleum and gas as well as new energy, and improve secondary energy structure, especially raising the utilization of clean use of coal.

Wu noted that while taking an active part in development and resource sharing of world petroleum and gas market and expanding foreign trade and investment in energy, the country will give priority to petroleum saving and substitution.



 
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