China releases strategy to fight global warming - AFP

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Source: Agence France-Presse

China releases strategy to fight global warming

Mon Jun 4, 12:23 AM ET

BEIJING (AFP) - China released on Monday its first national
strategy on global warming, saying it was committed to fighting
climate change but insisting the main responsibility rested with
rich nations.

Under the 62-page document released to reporters, China said it
would work to "control" its output of greenhouse gases that are
blamed for global warming, but maintained its long-held policy
of not committing to any cuts in emissions.

China had only a "limited capacity to tackle climate change" due
to its status as a developing nation, its huge population and
the high percentage of coal in the nation's energy mix, the
report said.

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The report compiled a host of previously announced environmental
and economic policies aimed at fighting global warming.

Among the key policies, China pledged to boost its energy
efficiency by 20 percent by 2010.

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