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Kommer det kinesiska energibehovet att resultera i en helt ny energibransch? (Bild: China News Service)
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Kina motsätter sig IEA:s rapport
It is common sense that China, with its 1.3 billion people and rapidly developing economy, will see an increase in industrial and civil energy consumption as its industrialization expands and the people's living standard improves. - CRI
Even as China has set ambitious goals for itself in clean-energy production and reduction of global warming gases, the country’s surging demand for power from oil and coal led to the largest six-month increase in the tonnage of human generated greenhouse gases ever by a single country. - New York Times
IEA:s nyutkomna statistik rankade Kina som världens största energikonsument och lämnade således stormakten USA på andra plats. Det kinesiska energidepartementet (NEA) förklarade att energirådgivningsorganet IEA:s rapport inte var pålitlig, men att den dock kan användas som ”referensmaterial”, skrev the Global Times. En tidigare artikel i New York Times redogjorde för att Kinas ökande energibehov kan visa sig katastrofalt för klimatet. Denna premiss ligger också som grund för reaktionerna från USA:s sida.
CRI publicerade en artikel från Xinhua som beskrev hur Kina är tvunget att balansera mellan ekonomisk tillväxt och miljöskydd. Samma frågesättning ställs också i en nyutkommen bok skriven av en ledande brittisk parlamentariker. Tim Yeo säger att Kina investerar i miljövänlig teknologi så länge tillväxtresurserna tillåter. Detta lägger en ypperlig grund för Kinas framtid medan England kommer att finna sig självt i eftersläp då landet slutligen vaknar upp och tar itu med den livsviktiga frågan.
I en intervju till The Christian Science Monitor föreslog IEA:s chefsekonom Fatih Birol fem sätt för Kina att skära ner på sin energiförbrukning inklusive massiv expansion av kärnkraft och nedskärning av incentiv som riktas till konsumtion av fossila bränslen.
Energifrågorna var också på tapeten under den pakistanska presidenten Asif Ali Zardaris senaste statsbesök till Kina. Han uppmanande kinesiska aktörer att investera i den pakistanska energiindustrin. Kan det kinesiska folkets hunger för energi resultera i att Kina blir vägledare för resten av världen inom en helt ny industrigenre som fokuserar sig på miljövänlig energi?
| Kina | Europa | Nordamerika | Andra länder |
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| China disputes energy-use rank Global Times - 21 juli 2010 China is challenging the credibility of an International Energy Agency (IEA) report that branded the country the world's top energy consumer, surpassing the United States, claiming that the estimation is inaccurate. Why IEA Names China World's Top Energy User CRI - 22 juli 2010 It is common sense that China, with its 1.3 billion people and rapidly developing economy, will see an increase in industrial and civil energy consumption as its industrialization expands and the people's living standard improves. Clean energy, consumption give stocks a boost China Daily - 22 juli 2010 China's stocks rose for a third day as the outlook for increased investment in the clean energy industry and higher domestic consumption overshadowed concern the government won't relax its policy tightening measures. Jiangsu Huasheng Tianlong Photoelectric Co paced gains for alternative fuel stocks as China said it may spend 5 trillion yuan in the next decade developing cleaner energy sources. China makes critical nuclear progress China Daily - 22 juli 2010 China's endeavor to increase the use of clean energy got a big boost on Wednesday after an experimental fast reactor using the mostly homegrown fourth-generation nuclear technology reached the critical state. |
China 'leapfrogs US to become biggest energy user' BBC - 20 juli 2010 China has overtaken the United States to become the world's top energy consumer for the first time, a new report says. China rejects world's number one energy user title AFP - 20 juli 2010 The United States still uses far more energy than China on a per capita basis, but China is less energy-efficient, the report said. Dammed if they do The Economist - 8 juli 2010 In general, scrutiny of China’s water projects is scant, and the government is in a hurry. It wants to add electricity-generating capacity, lest China’s breakneck growth be impeded. Britain trails China in dash to low-carbon economy, warns Tim Yeo The Guardian - 19 juli 2010 Tim Yeo, the chairman of the Commons energy and climate change select committee, says China may deliberately be acting the "bad guy" to divert attention from preparations for a low carbon economy. |
Beijing Disputes IEA Data On Energy Wall Street Journal - 21 juli 2010 China's government disputed the International Energy Agency's assertion that China surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest energy consumer last year, highlighting the lack of clarity in China's energy sector as well as the country's unease at its growing global impact. Chinese Deny #1 Ranking in Energy Consumption 247wallst.com/ - 21 juli 2010 A major contributing factor to China’s expanding energy consumption is that the country did not experience the severe economic fallout from the global financial crisis as did the developed countries of the OECD. Add to that the country’s economic stimulus package and its willingness to lend ever-larger amounts to domestic businesses, and it’s not hard to figure out why China now consumes more energy than any other country. China’s Energy Use Threatens Goals on Warming New York Times - 6 maj 2010 Even as China has set ambitious goals for itself in clean-energy production and reduction of global warming gases, the country’s surging demand for power from oil and coal has led to the largest six-month increase in the tonnage of human generated greenhouse gases ever by a single country. Five ways to cut China energy use Christian Science Monitor - 22 juli 2010 China's voracious appetite for energy doesn't have to keep growing at the rate of this past decade, says Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA). In an interview with the Monitor, Dr. Birol offered five ways for China to reduce its energy consumption over the coming decades. |
'We're not No. 1 energy user' Straits Times - 21 juli 2010 CHINA on Tuesday rejected an assessment from the International Energy Agency that it had surpassed the United States to become the world's top energy consumer, calling the data 'unreliable'. China surpasses US as world's top energy consumer The Age - 20 juli 2010 China is now king of the world in energy consumption, surpassing the U.S. years ahead of forecasts in a milestone that left the Asian giant immediately rejecting its new crown. China denies energy use claims Aljazeera - 20 juli 2010 China has rejected claims that it has moved ahead of the United States as the world's biggest energy consumer. Zhou Xian, an official with China's National Energy Administration, said on Tuesday that an assessment by the International Energy Agency (IEA) was flawed. Zardari urges China to invest in energy sector Gulf News - 8 juli 2010 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari urged Chinese companies to invest in his country, telling them Wednesday that his government was looking to nuclear, hydro and alternative sources to meet an acute thirst for power. |
