, Columnist
China's Energy Gorilla Will Eat Less and Do More
Still a massive consumer, the nation is also fast learning to become a producer.
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China has been the proverbial gorilla in global energy for much of the past two decades. And it will remain so for another three decades at least, according to the International Energy Agency's latest long-term outlook, released Tuesday.
What isn't known is exactly what this gorilla will do -- not just in how it consumes its energy but, importantly, how it invests in energy.