China  will  cut  coal  consumption  in  its total energy use and raise the share of clean energy 

before 2020, according to the latest plan for the energy sector. 

The share of non-fossil fuels will have risen to more than 15 percent and the share of natural 

gas  should reach 10 percent, deputy head of the National Energy Administration Li Yangzhe 

said Thursday at a press conference. 

The increase in non-fossil fuels and natural gas will account for more than 68 percent of total 

expected  increase  in  energy  consumption,  meaning   that  clean  and  low-carbon  energy 

sources will become a major part of the energy supply during the 2016-2020 period, Li said. 

Total  energy   consumption   will   be   contained   within   5   billion   tons  of coal equivalent, 

representing  an  annual   increase   of    about   2.5   percent,  lower  than an annual rise of 

3.6 percent during the 2011-2015 period. 

Energy use per unit of GDP will drop 15 percent during the new five-year period, Li said.