China consumes more energy despite ‘green’ policies

China’s energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product rose by 0.8 per cent in the first half of this year, despite a target of reducing consumption by 4 per cent in the full year, the government said on Tuesday.

‘The situation is not promising for regions and major industries to cut their energy consumption,’ state media the National Bureau of Statistics as saying.

‘It will be a very challenging task for them to attain this year’s goal,’ an unidentified bureau official said.
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