China's emission-cuts unaffected by slowing economy (2)

From 2006 to 2011, the energy consumption for every 10,000 yuan of GDP dropped by 20.7 percent, saving energy equivalent to 710 million tonnes of standard coal.

China made a commitment in its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) that by 2015, energy consumption per unit of GDP will drop by 16 percent from 2010 and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission per unit of GDP will drop by 17 percent.

The Chinese government has also committed to cutting CO2 emission per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 percent from the level of 2005 by 2020.

"Judging from the progress of energy conservation in China's provincial-level regions, the country will be able to meet its targets," according to Yang.

Data released by the NDRC last week showed that 24 of 30 regions tracked have successfully meet their targets of energy conservation in the first nine month this year.

Yang said that emission reduction and economic development are not contradictory and meeting the emission-cut targets will help promote the country's economic growth with higher quality than before.

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