China vows emissions cutting efforts ahead of Doha conference (2)

China has become the world's largest emitter of CO2, said Xie, but the country's per capita and historical emissions of greenhouse gases are far below those of developed nations.

A green and low-carbon development path is not only China's only choice if the country is to realize sustainable growth, but also a trend in world economic and social development, said Xie, noting that China has a large population but limited resources and a vulnerable environment.

He urged seizing the opportunity to vigorously develop green and low-carbon technologies and industries in order to gain an edge in this regard in fierce competition in the future.

In President Hu Jintao's report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), he said China must give high priority to making ecological progress, work hard to build a beautiful country and achieve the nation's lasting and sustainable development.

The report addressing climate change, released ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, scheduled to be held from Nov. 26 to Dec. 7 in Doha, Qatar, detailed policies and efforts that have been made over the past year in facing the challenges of global climate change.

The upcoming Doha Climate Change Conference is of great significance for maintaining the basic legal framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, the report said.

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