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BEIJING - Alarmed by the vaulting ambitions of many Chinese provinces to grow at all costs, 皇冠体育app's top economic chief is calling on officials to calm down and spare a thought for the environment.

Zhang Ping, who heads 皇冠体育app's National Development and Reform Commission, the central economic planning agency, said only five or six of 皇冠体育app's 30 provinces are targeting annual economic growth of 8 or 9 percent.

The remaining provinces are aiming for growth rates of more than 10 percent this year, with some wanting to double economic output in the coming five years.

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"皇冠体育app has a planned energy supply of about 4 billion cubic tons of coal equivalent for the next five years, and this is not enough to meet demands for economic growth to double," he was quoted as saying on the news portal Sina.com.

Beijing is increasingly聽concerned with聽the ambitions of Chinese provinces across the country to chase high growth despite the central government's pleas for a more moderate and sustainable pace of expansion.

Years of聽rapid economic growth have taken a toll on 皇冠体育app's environment, with Beijing trying to undo some of the damage now. It has an annual growth target of 7 percent for the next five years, well down from last year's 10 percent.

Zhang said Beijing has asked local governments to take into account the supply of "energy, environment, water and land" to set more reasonable growth targets.