China Aims for Sustainable Development

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By Sydney Morning Herald | 13 July 2012 | 1004

The Chinese government has approved an ambitious plan to reduce the country’s reliance on coal and the intensity of its energy use by 21 per cent by the year 2015. The plan says the 12th five-year plan—a official blueprint for social and economic development targets— recognises that traditional high energy intensive industralisation is no longer sustainable and the country must embark on a path to develop an energy efficient industrial structure. Read More