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China climate czar sees carbon targets "soon"
NEW YORK |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China expects soon to be able to announce targets for planned cuts in "carbon intensity," the amount of carbon dioxide produced for each dollar of economic output, over the decade to 2020, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday.
"We are studying this issue and we should be able to announce a target soon," Xie Zhenhua, China's top environment official, told reporters.
Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a speech to the United Nations on Tuesday that China -- the world's largest emitter -- would notably slow the growth of carbon emissions over the next decade but did not give further details.
(reporting by Paul Eckert, editing by Paul Simao)
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