06.07.2015 - China’s emission targets jeopardised by doubt
Chinese Premier Li Keiqang’s grandstanding promise this week to slash carbon emissions by 2030 has been challenged by Beijing’s refusal to set a ceiling on total emissions and a plunge in the value of permits. While Mr Li used UN climate change talks in Paris to announce China would over the next 15 years reduce its carbon intensity by between 60 and 65 per cent, by unit of GDP, from 2005 levels, the failure to reveal the exact level of emissions has left analysts and environmentalists questioning whether the ambitious goal will be met. With China reliant on coal for 80 per cent of its power generation and non-fossil fuels responsible for only 10 per cent, the government plans to boost the share of solar, wind and nuclear power to at least 20 per cent over the next decade...............................................Full Article: Source
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