What has China done to reduce energy consumption?

1. China is about to get tougher on energy-intensive industries, according to Xie Zhenhua, a top official responsible for the country’s climate-change policies. Xie said the government will cap electricity supplies in some areas, and that any subsidies provided to energy-intensive industries must end immediately.
2.  Moreover, China has become the world leading producer of solar and wind technologies, however transmission losses are high for sending power over long distances to cities, and nearly a third of China’s wind turbines are not yet connected to the national grid.
   China’s commitment to renewable energy is expensive. Wind energy is still 20 to 40 percent more expensive than coal-fired power and solar power is still at least twice as expensive as coal.
3. Furthermore, China has tough new energy standards for lighting and gas mileage. 
4.  China has created a energy conservation guide for citizens to promote energy saving and reducing emissions.  The guide is printed on recycled paper and lets the citizens know how much energy each action would save as well as the associated carbon dioxide emissions. The energy savings would grow dramatically if one in every fifty Chinese—some 25 million people—made the effort to conserve.