China to rely on coal 'for long time': Beijing official

BEIJING (AFP)

China, which according to several groups of scientists is the world’s worst emitter of greenhouse gases, relies on coal for nearly 70 percent of its energy needs.

In a speech at the United Nations this week, President Hu Jintao pledged to reduce the carbon intensity of China’s economy by a “notable margin” by 2020 from their 2005 levels, but did not provide a figure.