China 'highest energy consumer'

China overtake the United States as the largest energy consumer in the world for the first time.

While figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) show that China's energy demand will double in this decade.

IEA says China occupies the first position because it is not so hit by the global financial crisis than the United States.

China questioned the report, saying those numbers are not trustworthy.

Based on IEA report Tuesday, the U.S. has become the biggest energy consumer during the more than 100 years. But China's rapid economic growth in two decades has pushed him into the highest energy consumers.

Substantial increases in energy demand in China was triggered also by population growth.