3 38 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation Consequently , oilconsumptioninChinaisexpectedtorisefromthecurrent7. 58millionbarrelsofoilperdayto1012millionbarrelsperdayby2015 , the majorityofwhichisexpectedtobeimported.Currently , Chinaimports53per centoftheoilthatisconsumed.Similartooil , thedemandforcoalisalso projectedtorisefrom4 , 154milliontonnesofcoalequivalent ( Mtce ) in2005 to7173 Mtcein2030 , withdemandfrom ChinaandIndiaaccountingfor threequartersoftheprojectedincreaseupto2030.CoalisthebasisofChinas powergenerationinfrastructure ; 80percentofelectricitygeneratedinChina canbelinkedtocoal , whichisalsotiedtoapproximately80percentofallof ChinasCO 2 emissions.Mostexpertsbelievethatfortheforeseeablefuture — at least30years — thisfundamentalrelianceoncoalwillremain , ifnotincrease dramatically ( OfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense2008:10 ) .By2030 , coalwill constitute63percentofChinasenergydemand mix ( InternationalEnergy Agency2007 ) .ThedominantroleofcoalinChinasenergymixcomplicates Beijingsabilityto achievecertain abatementobjectives. Asthe Chinese governmentarticulatedinits2008 whitepaper: “ Chinascoaldominated energymixcannotbesubstantiallychangedinthenearfuture , thusmakingthe controlofgreenhousegasemissionsratherdifficult ”( BBC MonitoringAsia PacificPolitical2008 ) . 4.犆犺犻狀犪狊犃狆狆狉狅犪犮犺狋狅犆犾犻犿犪狋犲犆犺犪狀犵犲犪狀犱犈狀犲狉犵狔 Chinaisthenewestplayerin worldenergy markets.MajorChineseoil companiesstartedinternationaloperationsinthe1990sandhavemadeimpressive progress.Peacefulenergydevelopmentandinternationalenergycooperationare theinternationaldimensionsofChinasenergypolicy.Chinasenergyintensity — definedastheratioofenergyconsumptiontoa measureofthedemandfor services — isonlyonefifthofthatoftheEuropeanUnion.ButBeijingisseeking amodelthatwillallowittoresolvetheconflictsbetweenenergyconsumption andenvironmentaldegradation. 4.1 InternalCapacityBuildingtoMeettheClimateChangeandEnergyChallenge Chinaisdevelopingdiverseenergyresourcesandputtinginplaceasystem thatsuppliesstable , economicalandcleanenergy.Chinaisworkinghardto developarecyclingeconomysothatitwillgarnerthehighestpossibleeconomic andsocialbenefitswiththelowestpossibleenergyconsumption.Chinahaslaid outmanytasks , policiesand measuresfordevelopingaresourceconserving societyandarecyclingeconomy , forexampletheConservationLaw ( 1997 ) and
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