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China is entering the so called 'heavy-chemical' stage, in which a rapid boost of
energy demand is obvious (Ni 2007). Facing insufficient supply, how can China
supply such huge amounts of energy to ensure the consumption in the future?
Does China have sufficient environmental carrying capacity to accept such con-
sumption?
Table 11.3.
Average daily energy consumption by energy type (data source: NBSC 2008a)
Type of Energy
2000
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Coal (10,000 tonnes)
361.6
463.6
530.4
593.8
655.4
708.6
Coke (10,000 tonnes)
28.6
39.7
47.3
64.7
75.6
83.1
Crude Oil (10,000 tonnes)
58.2
68.3
78.8
82.4
88.3
93.2
Fuel Oil (10,000 tonnes)
10.6
11.6
13.1
11.6
12.0
11.2
Gasoline (10,000 tonnes)
9.6
11.2
12.9
13.3
14.4
15.1
Kerosene (10,000 tonnes)
2.4
2.5
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.4
Diesel Oil (10,000 tonnes)
18.6
23.0
27.1
30.1
32.4
34.2
Natural Gas (100 million m
3
)
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.9
Electricity (100 million kWh)
36.9
52.1
60.2
68.3
78.3
89.6
280
Consumption
Production
240
200
160
120
80
40
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
Fig. 11.4.
Comparison of total energy supply and total energy consumption in China since
1978 (data source: CSSB 2008)
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