RESEARCH ON ENERGY ISSUES IN CHINA

China's rapid economic expansion raises questions internally and externally about how it will acquire the energy it needs to sustain growth. currently it is the largest producer and consumer of coal, how much will it continue to rely on its abundant natural resource in the face of increasing environmental concerns? will it embrace new clean coal technologies developed by others or invest in its own? currently it imports 50% of the oil it consumes, will it invest in technologies that scrub the ocean floor for petroleum deposits? will it develop new distribution technologies to bring its natural gas reserves closer to population centers?