Global Times: Shale gas needs larger role in nation’s energy strategy

As the Chinese economy expands, the country desperately needs to strike a balance between ensuring that it continues to receive the steady supply of energy that it needs to grow and curbing its heavy reliance on greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels. Shale gas, a form of natural gas that is much cleaner than coal, which has long been used to satisfy the country's appetite for energy, may offer China a way out of this dilemma.

Unfortunately though, China's shale gas industry is still in its infancy and has yet to iron out a sound strategy or receive support from the government.  MORE