(AP) -- China will spend more to research global warming but lacks the money and technology to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are worsening the problem, a government official said Tuesday.
China tightens controls on greenhouse gas emissions
Between 1991 and 2005, China reduced its consumption of standard coal for energy by 800 million tons, resulting in 1.8-billion-ton decrease in carbon dioxide emissions, Qin Dahe, director of the Central Meteorological Bureau said at a press conference at the State Council Information Office on Tuesday morning.
In response to reporters' questions about how China intends to control greenhouse gas emissions, Qin said that that the Chinese government has established a target for local energy consumption in its 11th Five-Year Plan as part of the National Economic and Social Development Program. Accordingly, local governments must reduce their energy consumption levels by 20 percent based on what they were at the end of the 10th Five-Year Plan period. China is adopting a series of measures to make sure this goal is achieved.
