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Ten key figures in China's government work report 2014 (10)

(People's Daily Online)    14:11, March 21, 2014
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Figure 10: more than 3.9%

Original text from the report:

We will change the way energy is produced and consumed.

We will strengthen energy conservation and emissions reduction and impose a ceiling on total energy consumption. This year, we aim to cut energy intensity by more than 3.9%. Emissions of sulfur dioxide, and chemical oxygen demand will both be reduced by 2%.

We will continue to raise the proportion of electricity generated by non-fossil fuel, develop smart grids and promote balanced distribution of energy resources, encourage the development of wind and solar power and biomass energy, and start construction of a number of hydropower and nuclear power projects. We will strengthen exploration, exploitation and utilization of natural gas, coal seam gas and shale gas.

We will reform pricing of utilities and establish a sound system of tiered pricing for household water and gas consumption.

Comments: Wang Rusong, academician of China Academy of Engineering

China has already taken a variety of measures to control pollution and smog - why are the results still unsatisfactory? The report has highlighted energy conservation and ecological protection, "we must resolve to take forceful measures to complete this challenging task", which offers a ray of hope to the public.

We should break the regional limit of pollution control and muster nationwide efforts to implement carbon emissions trading rights and reduce pollution through market-based instruments. By doing so, we may provide "breathing space" for "smoggy China".

The article is edited and translated from《政府工作报告10大关键数字(2014全国两会)》, source: People's Daily Overseas Edition.


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(Editor:DuMingming、Huang Jin)

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