In 2000 , the US consumed twice the muscularity of China . But by 2009 , China had become the world ’s leading vigor consumer , agree to a new International Energy Agency write up .
How much energy did China burn through last yr ? 2,252 million wads of oil eq ( sources include oil colour , atomic power , etc)—only about 4 % more than the US , who , in all fairness , still consumes the most push per caput .
A dissimilar metric ? Three years ago , China was the earthly concern ’s biggest exporter of ember . Now it ’s the leave importer . And last yr , for the first time ever , Saudi Arabia sold more petroleum to China than the US .
Given that China ’s consumption will give them more negotiation top executive in the world ’s power marketplace , it may be a good time to buck our drift of a bare 2.5 % vigour efficiency increase per yr . [ CNNviaCrunchGearandimage ]
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