We firstly put forward an IPAT–LMDI model–based China's NBES calculation method. China's NBES was 165 million tce in 2001–2005. China's NBES was 158 million tce in 2006–2010. China's NBES was 127 million tce in 2011–2014. We evaluated the effectiveness of China's BEE policies based on NBES data.