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China to launch National Low-carbon Day
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September 20, 2012, Thursday
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CHINA is to have a National Low-carbon Day from next year in the latest move to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the world's second-largest economy.
The State Council, or China's Cabinet, said yesterday that the day was aimed at promoting awareness about climate change and low-carbon development policies, encouraging public participation and facilitating the country's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
National Low-carbon Day will fall on the third day of the National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week in June every year, the State Council said after meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
The government has pledged to cut energy use per unit of GDP by 16 percent by 2015 from the level in 2011, while lifting non-fossil fuel energy use to 11.4 percent of the country's total energy consumption from the current 8.6 percent.
To meet the targets, it has adopted a range of measures, including the closure of outdated thermal power plants and iron and cement workshops and a push for the use of clean energy, such as solar and wind power.
The government hopes to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent compared to 2005 levels.
At the meeting, the State Council also adopted a new sandstorm control plan in north China to minimize dust storms affecting Beijing and neighboring Tianjin Municipality.
The second stage of the sandstorm control project for 2013-2022 will cover 138 counties in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi.
Since 2000, the first phase of the sandstorm control project has helped reduce the frequency of sandstorms and improved air quality in Beijing and Tianjin, the State Council said.
The meeting also decided to raise the subsidy standard for some reforestation projects from next year. The amount of subsidy was not disclosed.
Currently, the state pays a subsidy of 1,575 yuan (US$248) per hectare of farmland returned to woodland along the Yangtze River valley and the southern regions and 1,050 yuan per hectare along the Yellow River valley and northern regions. The State Council said about 9.3 million hectares of farmland returned to forest between 1999 and 2006.
It urged local governments to continue programs aimed at improving reforestation and helping rural households with living standards while they return farmland to forest.
The State Council, or China's Cabinet, said yesterday that the day was aimed at promoting awareness about climate change and low-carbon development policies, encouraging public participation and facilitating the country's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
National Low-carbon Day will fall on the third day of the National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week in June every year, the State Council said after meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
The government has pledged to cut energy use per unit of GDP by 16 percent by 2015 from the level in 2011, while lifting non-fossil fuel energy use to 11.4 percent of the country's total energy consumption from the current 8.6 percent.
To meet the targets, it has adopted a range of measures, including the closure of outdated thermal power plants and iron and cement workshops and a push for the use of clean energy, such as solar and wind power.
The government hopes to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent compared to 2005 levels.
At the meeting, the State Council also adopted a new sandstorm control plan in north China to minimize dust storms affecting Beijing and neighboring Tianjin Municipality.
The second stage of the sandstorm control project for 2013-2022 will cover 138 counties in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi.
Since 2000, the first phase of the sandstorm control project has helped reduce the frequency of sandstorms and improved air quality in Beijing and Tianjin, the State Council said.
The meeting also decided to raise the subsidy standard for some reforestation projects from next year. The amount of subsidy was not disclosed.
Currently, the state pays a subsidy of 1,575 yuan (US$248) per hectare of farmland returned to woodland along the Yangtze River valley and the southern regions and 1,050 yuan per hectare along the Yellow River valley and northern regions. The State Council said about 9.3 million hectares of farmland returned to forest between 1999 and 2006.
It urged local governments to continue programs aimed at improving reforestation and helping rural households with living standards while they return farmland to forest.
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