Time is running out
China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-08 07:50
The government's renewed effort to close down outdated production methods in industries that use a lot of energy and are major polluters is sorely needed to hit the country's five-year energy-conservation goal.
The government is currently far behind in its efforts to save energy and its goal of cutting its energy intensity by 20 percent between 2006 and 2010. To make progress, it must forcefully and quickly implement new measures.
How far is China behind? By the end of 2009, the per unit GDP energy consumption had fallen only 14.38 percent from the 2005 level.
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