A feasible plan for changing the direction of China's energy structure

With the growing global environmental pollution problem and the continuous increase in human demand for energy, the utility of sustainable clean energy has drawn a widely public attention. China, a great energy consuming country, must convert the energy structure that currently adopts coal as the main energy source for easing domestic energy pressure and meeting international environmental protection targets. In this paper, two countries with completely different energy development structures in Japan and Germany are taken as examples to propose three structural reform proposals and analyze the pros and cons of each program in light of China's national conditions. (paper)