圖書序言
Basic Information about China’s
Energy Development
The introduction of a carbon trading market in China shows that environmental concerns are not only a restraint on Chinese energy policy, but they are becoming one of the three key aspects in energy policy.
These aspects are energy security; environment and climate; and foreign relations. The three are interrelated and mutually supportive of each other with the main purpose of maintaining the sustainable development of the Chinese economy.
Since the end of 2012, China has been one of the world’s largest energy producer. As its economic status rises dramatically, China has become the focus of the world, feeling more strongly its citizens’ yearning for environmental safety while experiencing the challenges of coping with climate change.
By the end of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan in 2010, China’s energy industry had seen substantial development: total production quantity of primary energy had increased from 2.16 billion tons of standard coal in 2005 to 2.97 billion tons. The energy self-supply rate had reached 91%. The proportion of renewable energy in primary energy had risen from 7.4% in 2005 to 9.4% in 2010, and non-fossil fueled energy from 6.8% to 8.6%.
China had developed its overseas oil and gas cooperation with Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, South America and the Asia-Pacific region, and gradual growth had been seen in overseas equity oil production. Energy intensity had decreased by 19.1%.