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China is the world's largest emitter, but the new five-year plan is forecast to contain many environmental initiatives (Photo: AdamCohn)

Chinese five-year plan will be wake-up call on climate, EU says

Europe's top climate official has said China's imminent five-year plan, expected to be brimming with environmental and energy initiatives, will serve as a stark reminder of Europe's diminishing frontrunner status in the area.

Climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard made the comments in Brussels on Thursday (13 January), preparing the ground for a return to the debate on whether the EU should increase its CO2-cutting pledge for the coming decade from 20 to 30 percent, based on 1990 leve...

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China is the world's largest emitter, but the new five-year plan is forecast to contain many environmental initiatives (Photo: AdamCohn)

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