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National Climate Change Program

China: National Climate Change Program

In June, 2007 China released its National Climate Change Program outlining the challenges that China is facing in dealing with climate change. It outlines steps that China has taken towards sustainable development and plans that China will enact in the future to address climate change. Strategies include increasing R&D, improving energy efficiency and building construction, developing renewable and nuclear energy, increasing forest cover, improving industrial policy and agriculture, and improving institutions and policies.

Date Implemented: 2007

Status: Framework Policy

Targets: reduce energy intensity by 20% by 2010,

increase forest coverage rate to 20%,

stabilize rate of Nitrous Oxide emissions to 2005 levels,

by 2010 10% of energy to be supplied by renewables

References: http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/

 

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