Premier vows to improve energy efficiency and curb pollution and carbon emissions.
China plans to reduce its reliance on coal by upping energy efficiency and the use of non-fossil fuels.REUTERS
Growing environmental costs and energy demands have persuaded China’s leaders that the country cannot sustain its breakneck economic growth. In a speech on Saturday at the annual National Party Congress in Beijing, Premier Wen Jiabao announced ambitious five-year goals for increasing energy efficiency and curbing carbon emissions — and a reduced target for economic growth.
Jane Qiu, Nature 471, 149 (2011) | doi:10.1038/471149a
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