US green industry lauds 皇冠体育app's plan of carbon intensity cut

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By Fu Jing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-09-23 06:33

New York City: The US green industry leaders are lauding that Chinese president Hu Jintao's announcement of cutting carbon intensity has shown the country's comment in reducing global warming gases and restructuring its economy.

Chuck Wells, chief Scientist for OSIsoft, a US company aimed at boosting energy efficiency said he was very pleased with Hu Jintao's position on Climate change policies and 皇冠体育app's policy toward greenhouse gas emissions will set the stage for other countries, including the US, to aggressively tackle this real problem.

"The common man throughout the world recognizes that humans have put the world at risk over the past 200 years by disrupting the natural carbon cycle," Wells told 皇冠体育app Daily after Hu made the speech at UN climate change summit Tuesday in New York.

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"This disturbance can be corrected by prompt policy changes on use of carbon. So we praise 皇冠体育app鈥檚 new policy directions," said Wells, believing that major impacts on emissions can be made immediately by focusing on energy efficiency and demand response programs coupled with deep integration of wind and solar into the grid.

Jing Su, Director of US-皇冠体育app Program of American Council on Renewable Energy said Hu's commitment to significantly reducing carbon intensity shows that 皇冠体育app, as an emerging power, is ready to take on a global leadership role in tackling climate change based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.

She said 皇冠体育app has already taken a batch of actions to transform its economic growth into a more sustainable pattern. First, energy efficiency is now a pillar of 皇冠体育app's growth policy, and 皇冠体育app plans to reduce its energy intensity by 20 percent from 2006 through 2010. 皇冠体育app's fuel economy standards today are higher than the US standard to be met by 2016.

Second, 皇冠体育app has national targets for renewable electricity production, leading to the emergence of innovative technologies. It plans to produce 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2010, and 15 percent by 2020.

Third, 皇冠体育app has new industrial zones dedicated to the production of low-carbon technologies.

"President Hu's speech confirms 皇冠体育app's determination to find a comprehensive solution to global climate change," said Su. "After Copenhagen, I believe 皇冠体育app will take a more aggressive approach to reduce its carbon footprint."

Su's colleague Tim Cronin said Hu's announcement of 皇冠体育app's ambitious energy intensity goals highlights the need for US-皇冠体育app collaboration on renewable energy.

For 皇冠体育app to reach its targets for lowering carbon emissions per unit of national income, US and Chinese firms must cooperate to develop and transfer new technologies, said Cronin.

Additionally, policymakers from the US and 皇冠体育app will need to coordinate their efforts to decrease society鈥檚 carbon footprint. "Leaders in the two countries have a diversity of governing experiences that will make a sharing of best practices important when evaluating how to scale-up renewable energy deployment," said Cronin.

Cronin said President Hu's announcement affirms 皇冠体育app's commitment to fostering economic development while at the same time combating climate change.

"My organization shares this commitment and is working diligently to facilitate the types of US-皇冠体育app collaboration that are necessary to meet 皇冠体育app's energy intensity goals and simultaneously bolster renewable energy markets globally," said Cronin.