China’s economy energy consumption is “unsustainable”

China in 2006 consumed 15% of the world’s energy to produce 5% of the global GDP, a situation described as “unsustainable” by Deputy Prime Minister Zeng Peiyan in an interview with “China’s daily”.

The current Chinese development model is based on high energy and resources consumption and if changes are not introduced, “the world’s fourth economy could begin to tumble” added the high Beijing official.
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