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Gas pricing and regulation China’s challenges and IEA experience / Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Dennis Volk, Jonathan Sinton, Julie Jiang Jiang Ping, Tammy Teng, Li Boshu and Yue Fen. Paris : IEA, September 2012, 128 p. (Partner country series)http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/ChinaGasReport_Final_WEB.pdfPresentation (copyright © IEA) :China will play a positive role in the global development of gas, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Executive Director, Maria Van der Hoeven has said in Beijing on 11 September, 2012 when launching this new IEA report.In line with its aim to meet growing energy demand while shifting away from coal, China has set an ambitious goal of doubling its use of natural gas from 2011 levels by 2015. Prospects are good for significant new supplies – both domestic and imported, conventional and unconventional – to come online in the medium-term, but notable challenges remain, particularly concerning gas pricing and the institutional and regulatory landscape.While China’s circumstances are, in many respects unique, some current issues are similar to those a number of IEA countries have faced. This report highlights some key challenges China faces in its transition to greater reliance on natural gas, then explores in detail relevant experiences from IEA countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States as well as the European Union (EU). Preliminary suggestions about how lessons learned in other countries could be applied to China’s situation are offered as well.The aim of this report is to provide stakeholders in China with a useful reference as they consider decisions about the evolution of the gas sector in their country.