China pledged to use energy more efficiently, emit less greenhouse gases to power healthier economic growth, and expand its pollution control scheme to tackle environmental problems during the next five years.
Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled new goals to bring down both energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 16 to 17 percent from 2011 to the end of 2015.
China has achieved in advance its pollution reduction targets for two major air and water indices, Zhou Shengxian, minister of environmental protection, said Wednesday.
China issued its first green development level report Thursday. Eastern provinces got higher ranks than western and central regions, while Beijing topped the list, China Environment News reported.
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