China considers setting targets for carbon emissions

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/19/china-environment-kyoto

China considers setting targets for carbon emissions

Government's decision could help negotiations on a Kyoto successor treaty in Copenhagen

Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 April 2009 15.27 BST

The Chinese government is for the first time considering setting targets for carbon emissions, a significant development that could help negotiations on a Kyoto successor treaty at Copenhagen later this year, the Guardian has learned.

Su Wei, a leading figure in China's climate change negotiating team, said that officials were considering introducing a national target that would limit emissions relative to economic growth in the country's next five-year plan from 2011.

"It is an option. We can very easily translate our energy reduction targets to carbon dioxide limitation" said Su. "China hasn't reached the stage where we can reduce overall emissions, but we can reduce energy intensity and carbon intensity."

A second government adviser, Hu Angang, has said China should start cutting overall emissions from 2020.

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[excess_3]

1. China is not going to strangle its economy just because ...

the rest-of-the-world is concerned about carbon.

c'mon folks

[Dead_Parrot]

2. I'm considering giving up drinking...

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:beer::beer:
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:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Nah.

[Nihil]

5. I'm considering giving up sarcasm ...

(Only starting in 2020 of course)

[hatrack]

3. My, that's nice.

nt

[wuvuj]

4. It's a race....?

China vs the US....