This manuscript discussed three key issues related with the promotion of energy consumption revolution and total energy consumption control, including: ① What is the historical and future trends of the energy consumption in China? What are the main characteristics? ② What is the basic concept of ‘energy consumption revolution’? What are its connotations? ③ What is the target and pathway of the energy consumption revolution ? After the discussion, based on the main understanding on these issues, we finally proposed 6 strategic suggestions for the promotion of energy consumption revolution and total energy consumption control in China.