China sets emission cuts as "binding goals" in 2011-15 period
2010-10-27 13:18:37 GMT2010-10-27 21:18:37 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- China is set to make the reduction of energy consumption intensity and carbon dioxide emission "binding goals" in the 2011-15 period, according to a proposal released by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Wednesday.
The move is part of China's endeavor to cope with global climate change and is aimed at "effectively controlling" greenhouse gas emissions in the country, says the CPC Central Committee's Proposal for Formulating the 12th Five-Year Program for China's Economic and Social Development (2011-2015).h The country would devote major efforts to boosting the efficiency of energy use, developing a "recycling economy", promoting the economic use of natural resources and strengthening environmental and ecological protection, it says.
The proposal, widely considered as a blueprint that will play a crucial role in shaping the country's development over the next five years, was adopted at the Fifth Plenum of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
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