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China to build industrial system of low-carbon emissions: premier

 

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a government work report during the opening meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2010.

China will build an "industrial system" and "consumption pattern" with low carbon emissions, Premier Wen Jiabao said in the government work report he delivered at the parliament's annual session Friday.

China will work hard to develop low-carbon technologies as well as new and renewable energy resources to actively respond to climate change, Wen said at the session of the National People's Congress, adding that the development of smart power grids should be intensified.

Other measures to combat climate change include increasing forest carbon sinks and expanding China's forests by at least 5.92 million hectares in 2010.

He promised that China would participate in international cooperation to address climate change and work for further progress in the global cause.

In his report, Wen also addressed energy conservation, environmental protection and the development of a circular economy.

"We will increase our energy-saving capacity by an equivalent of 80 million tons of standard coal," he said.

The daily sewage treatment capacity will increase by 15 million cubic meters and the daily garbage disposal capacity will grow by 60,000 tons.

For developing a circular economy, Wen said China will utilize mineral resources, recycle industrial waste, use by-product heat and pressure to generate electricity, and transform household solid waste into resources.

 
    Source:Xinhua
    2010-3-8
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