China woos shale-gas developers as energy demands remain robust

摘要

Arrivals at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport soon see China's megacity-23 million people on streets clogged with automobiles, shiny new apartment buildings and dramatic neon nightscapes. This haven of the middle class, visitors might assume, is the face of China's energy problem-a voracious appetite for power use. In 2011, China alone was responsible for 71% of global energy consumption growth, according to BP. It leads the world in power consumption.