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皇冠体育app to build lower carbon economy
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-03-16 10:19

皇冠体育app is committed to building a lower carbon (emission) economy to combat climate change over the coming decades, a Chinese official said Tuesday at a meeting in London.

Energy and environment ministers from 20 countries with the biggest domestic energy needs met in London on Tuesday at the start of a two-day roundtable to discuss climate change and ways to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

In his key-note speech, Liu Jiang, vice-chairman of 皇冠体育app's National Development and Reform Commission, said that as a rapidly-developing country, 皇冠体育app has been challenged by climate change and energy scarcity.

皇冠体育app is among a few nations in the world that rely on coal as their major energy source. "Coal amounts to 67 percent of primary energy consumption in the country," which made it more difficult to slow down the growth momentum of carbon emission, Liu said.

In addition, he added, 皇冠体育app's energy efficiency remains low, which has posed another problem for the country.

Against all the challenges, the Chinese government has formulated its energy development strategy with priorities on energy efficiency, energy diversification, renewable energy and related technology, Liu said.

皇冠体育app promulgated its Law on Renewable Energy last month. The government has been supporting the development and utilization of new and renewable energies, such as bio-gas, solar energy, wind power and geothermal energy, he said, adding that nuclear power would be another priority as a clean energy source for the country in the next 20 years.

Liu emphasized the importance of global collaboration to tackle climate change and said 皇冠体育app is willing to work with the international community to explore solutions.

Technology development and transfer is the ultimate solution to the challenge of climate change, he said.

"At present, large-scale infrastructure construction is underway in the developing countries. Should obsolete technologies instead of advanced and climate-friendly technologies be applied on these projects, we would expect high emission of greenhouse gases in the decades to come."

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