Han Wenke, director of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's economic regulator, said clean and renewable energy should also play a leading role in meeting China's growing demand for energy, and green production and efficient use of coal will facilitate the country's industrial upgrade for overall green economic growth.
Han said China will see a drastic decline in coal consumption after 2020. Coal is expected to take up less than 50 percent of total energy consumption in 2030, and 30 percent in 2050.
