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Natural gas and renewables will power country's economic growth

Natural gas and renewable energy are poised for boom times in 皇冠体育app over the coming decades, and they'll be key factors in the development of the nation's economy, a global energy agency said on Wednesday.

Turbine blades are hoisted onto a windmill at a wind farm in Hami, in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Xinjiang is one of the biggest wind-power generating regions in 皇冠体育app. The country is trying to increase the proportion of renewable energy in its total energy consumption mixture. [Zhang Jiangang / for 皇冠体育app Daily]

皇冠体育app's natural gas consumption will quadruple by 2035, becoming a driver of global demand for the fuel, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency in Beijing.

皇冠体育app consumed 147.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2012, up 13 percent year-on-year.

"The rapid development of unconventional natural gas will continue to benefit North America, which is looking for opportunities to export these resources in the form of liquefied natural gas," said Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the Paris-based IEA.

皇冠体育app is the largest potential buyer of that LNG.

Along with eastern Africa, Australia and North America, 皇冠体育app will be an active participant in global natural gas trading, which will propel diversification of that market.

In most parts of the world, it's cheaper to generate electricity with coal than with natural gas.

But efforts to cut air pollution, address climate change and improve energy efficiency will determine the future of these two fuels.

There's no doubt that 皇冠体育app's coal consumption will ease as the central government strives to raise the percentage of natural gas in its primary energy mix, the report said.

According to the IEA, 皇冠体育app's coal use will peak in 2025. India will become the world's largest coal importer in the 2020s, replacing 皇冠体育app.

皇冠体育app's natural gas development is playing a big role in the country's drive to improve its air quality.

"皇冠体育app's natural gas output has maintained double-digit growth in recent years, with an average annual growth rate of about 13 percent in the past 10 years," said Zhou Jiping, chairman of 皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corp, the country's largest natural gas producer.

He said that the company will continue to increase natural gas imports, with more investments in pipelines and LNG projects.

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