Measured against the 2010 level of 3.25 billion tce, such a cap would require China’s total energy consumption to increase by only 26.2 percent over five years, or 4.7 percent annually, which is remarkable considering domestic energy consumption increased 46.4 percent, or 7.9 percent annually, during 2005–10.
Sinusukat laban sa 2010 na antas ng 3250000000 tce, tulad ng isang cap ay mangangailangan ng kabuuang pagkonsumo ng China enerhiya upang madagdagan sa pamamagitan ng 26.2 lamang porsyento sa limang taon, o 4.7 porsiyento taun-taon, na kung saan ay kapansin-pansin na isinasaalang-alang ang domestic consumption enerhiya nadagdagan 46.4 porsyento, o 7.9 porsiyento taun-taon, sa panahon ng 2005-10.