The energy policy of the People's Republic of China is a policy decided on by the Central Government with regard to energy and energy resources. The country is currently the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases according to a Dutch research agency. However, China's per capita emissions are still far behind some of the developed countries. In addition, China is also the world's leading renewable energy producer.
| Energy in China | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Import | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 1,296 | 18,717 | 17,873 | 1,051 | 2,055 | 4,732 |
| 2007 | 1,320 | 22,746 | 21,097 | 1,939 | 3,073 | 6,028 |
| 2008 | 1,326 | 24,614 | 23,182 | 2,148 | 3,252 | 6,508 |
| 2009 | 1,331 | 26,250 | 24,248 | 3,197 | 3,503 | 6,832 |
| 2010 | 1,338 | 28,111 | 25,690 | 3,905 | 3,938 | 7,270 |
| Change 2004-10 | 3.3% | 50% | 44% | 272% | 92% | 54% |
Primary energy use in China was 26,250 TWh and 20 TWh per million persons in 2009. According to IEA the primary energy use grew 40% and electricity use 70% from 2004 to 2009. The energy import was three times bigger in 2009 compared to 2004. The share of energy import of the primary energy use was 12% in 2009. The CO2 emissions growth in five years (2004-2009) was 44%.
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