Last November, President Obama reached a climate agreement with China where he agreed to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 26 to 28 percent below the 2005 level in 2025 and China agreed to “make best efforts to” have its carbon dioxide emissions peak around 2030 and to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent by 2030.[1] To achieve the goals of this agreement, China needs to increase its natural gas use in lieu of coal and to increase its renewable share of generation. But, it faces obstacles to achieving both needs.
