In a historic first, China identified emission reduction and climate change response as priorities at the recent Third Plenum of the 20th Party Congress. The scale of its energy system means that leaders around the world are keen to understand China’s evolving energy strategy and assess whether the country can move from a carbon-intensive economic growth pathway to a new model of green development. In this analysis, CSIS experts examine recent trends reported in the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy to see if data can help develop an accurate picture of China’s energy future.