Chinese energy chief stresses coal consumption control

 　　BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China will work to control coal consumption this year in the face of strained coal supplies, the country's energy chief said Saturday.

　　"Putting a cap on total coal consumption will help to hasten industrial restructuring and promote the transformation¹ of China's economic growth model," Liu Tienan, head of the National Energy Administration, said at a national energy conference.

　　China aims to cap its total energy consumption at 4 billion metric tonnes of coal equivalent by 2015, an annual increase of 4.24 percent.

　　Liu urged efforts to ensure a stable coal market, increase efficiency, raise the sector²'s valued-added output, strengthen coal mine safety, improve miners' livelihoods³ and deepen international cooperation in the sector.

　　The country's coal output rose 8.7 percent year-on-year to reach 3.52 billion metric tonnes in 2011, according to data from the Ministry⁴ of Industry and Information Technology.

　　Coal is the primary source for about 80 percent of China's generated power. The country has established a goal of deriving⁵ 15 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.

1 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 deriving   

v.得到( derive的现在分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• I anticipate deriving much instruction from the lecture. 我期望从这演讲中获得很多教益。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He anticipated his deriving much instruction from the lecture. 他期望从这次演讲中得到很多教益。 来自辞典例句