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ISTANBUL - 皇冠体育app is leading the world in transition to a sustainable energy system, as the second largest economy is set to play a "decisive" role in helping transform the global energy sector in the decades to come, a Chinese expert on Monday told the 23rd World Energy Congress underway here.

Kang Yanbing, the director of the Energy Sustainability Center under 皇冠体育app's National Development and Reform Commission, referred to his country's multitude of national conditions at a forum focusing on 皇冠体育app's energy outlook to 2060, part of the four-day energy congress.

As a country whose population accounts for 20 percent of the earth's total, 皇冠体育app is in a process of rapid urbanization, drawing 10 to 20 million migrants to towns and cities each year from the countryside.

At the same time, 皇冠体育app has become the second largest economy in the world, contributing some 30 percent each year to the global growth over the years.

皇冠体育app now consumes 23 percent of the global energy, a development that makes it the No 1 energy consumer and account for a quarter of carbon emissions on the planet.

"But 皇冠体育app is also leading in low-carbon energy development around the globe," noted Kang. "皇冠体育app is No 1 in developing hydropower, wind and solar, with nearly 40 percent of the global investment in renewables coming from this country."

As the largest developing country in the world, 皇冠体育app has undergone an unbalanced development both in its rural and urban areas and in different parts of the country, but it boasts as well the potential to develop even further in the decades to come, Kang said.

According to a study by Kang and his colleagues, 皇冠体育app's energy transition will be characterzied by diversification, decarbonization, electrification and decentralizaiton, a process set to face many challenges.

Energy demand per capita worldwide will peak before 2030, thanks to technological innovation, government policies and lower growth expectations, noted a report released on Monday by the World Energy Ccouncil, the organizer of the energy congress.

The report also noted that demand for electricity will double by 2060.

"It is clear that we are undergoing a grand transition, which will create a fundamentally new world for the energy industry," said Ged Davis, executive chair of scenarios at the council.

Some 1,000 participants, including 260 energy ministers and CEOs along with leaders from 82 countries and regions, are present for the four-day energy congress that concludes on Thursday.

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