With its rapid economic growth, China's primary energy consumption has exceeded domestic energy production since 1994, leading to a substantial expansion in energy imports, particularly of oil. China's energy demand has an increasingly significant impact on global energy markets. In this paper...

Many are interested in China's energy situation, however, numerous energy related issues in China still remain unanswered. For example, what are the potential forces driving energy demand and supply? Previous reviews focused only on fossil fuel based energy and ignored other important elements...

This paper reviews the literature on China's energy economy, focusing particularly on: i) the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth; ii) China's changing energy intensity; iii) energy demand and energy-non-energy substitution; iv) the emergence of energy markets in China;...