China’s Wen hedges on climate change response

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday promised a national plan to address climate change but avoided offering emissions caps, speaking after a parliament session where global warming barely scraped on to the agenda.

Fast-industrialising China is the world’s second-largest producer of greenhouse gases, which scientists warn are behind rising average global temperatures that threaten weather havoc.

Wen said China was working to reduce its energy use — the majority of emissions come from burning coal, oil and gas — and would offer a plan to address climate change.
Reuters