China's Wen hedges on climate change response - Reuters

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China's Wen hedges on climate change response
16 Mar 2007 09:08:12 GMT
Source: Reuters

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By Emma Graham-Harrison and Chris Buckley

BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday
promised a national plan to address climate change but avoided
offering emissions caps, speaking after a parliament session where
global warming barely scraped on to the agenda.

Fast-industrialising China is the world's second-largest producer
of greenhouse gases, which scientists warn are behind rising average
global temperatures that threaten weather havoc.

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But in a once-a-year news conference, in which every word is carefully
chosen, Wen steered clear of concrete commitments.

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But Wen's guarded remarks and the topic's absence from his keynote
work report suggested China is wary of tackling the issue even as
it moves into the international emissions spotlight.

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