China promises to slash energy consumption in new five-year plan dedicated to greener growth

Madeleine Cuff
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New report suggests Chinese emissions may have peaked, as latest five year plan says that by 2020 China will have slashed energy consumption per unit of GDP by 15 per cent

China has doubled down on the national environmental goals set out in its submission to the UN as part of the Paris climate change deal, with the unveiling of a new five year plan that is once again dominated...

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