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英语文摘:China says its emission peak depends on developed countries' money, technology

Source:  Onion  2010-10-07   English BBS   Favorite  
They are also concerned about the excessive demands of transparency by developed countries seeking an accounting by developing countries over their voluntary efforts to cut emissions, even though developing countries have no obligation to comply.

At last year's meeting in Copenhagen, wealthy countries asked for consultations and analysis on the voluntary domestic green efforts of developing nations in exchange for quick financing. Cash-strapped developing countries agreed.

"It is unreasonable and unacceptable that rich countries set tough standards to verify a developing nations's green efforts when it totally relies on its own money and technology to do so," Xie said.

"If we use a rich country's resources, we certainly have the obligation to report. But if we don't, that is another case," he said.

He said a rise in greenhouse gas emissions in China and other developing countries was reasonable, given that they faced the daunting challenges of developing their economies and improving people's lives.

"The key is how to slow down the emission growth so it won't get out of control. And China has taken concrete actions on that," he added.

He urged rich nations to effectively implement the quick financing they pledged, which, he said, would be a key element towards rebuilding trust between the rich and poorer nations.

Developed countries should take a leading role in substantially raising their emission reducing targets, while developing countries should also make their own contributions.

At the end of last year, China announced plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels.

As part of that goal, the government has been stepping up closures of outdated production capacity, which has been blamed for pollution and hindering upgrading industry.

Over the past four years, China eliminated 60 million kw of high energy-intensive power generation capacity, which is more than the total installed power generation capacity of the whole United Kingdom.


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