中国是世界上最大的发展中国家，但人均用能水平不高，工业化、城镇化尚未完成，未来一段时间能源需求仍将增长；产业结构偏重、能源结构偏煤，资源环境约束长期存在。
Despite being the world’s largest developing country, China has comparatively low per-capita energy consumption. As the country has not yet completed its industrialization and urbanization, however, its energy demand is likely to continue growing. With an industrial structure dominated by heavy industry and an energy mix primarily based on coal, China will continue to face resource and environmental constraints in the long run.