Wen to head top energy-saving team

China yesterday set up a top team headed by Premier Wen Jiabao in a major effort to fulfil its energy conservation and pollution cutting task.

The establishment of the special team was announced at an executive meeting of the State Council yesterday.

Wen said the move is aimed at achieving the target of cutting energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 20 percent and pollution emissions by 10 percent by 2010 from the 2005 level.