Climate fears prompt energy U-turn in China

Climate fears prompt energy U-turn in China
By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor

13 February 2005

China has abruptly slowed and halted work on building 22 major dams and power stations in a dramatic greening of the policies of the world’s most populous nation.

The surprise move – one of the most dramatic ever undertaken by any government – arises from rapidly growing environmental concern in China. It calls the bluff of President George Bush, who has cited growing pollution in China as justification for refusing to join the Kyoto Protocol, which enters into force on Wednesday.

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