China targets 18 per cent energy intensity cuts

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Large industries face higher than expected target for 2015 and told to make four per cent reductions by the end of 2011

China will force its industrial sector to cut carbon emission and energy intensity by up to 18 per cent over the next five years in the latest push to 'green' the nation's economy. The mandatory goals...

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