China to Cut Energy Consumption by 4 Percent in 2006

China will strive to chop down its energy consumption rate by 4 percent this year, a new key index to guide economic and social development, Premier Wen Jiabao announced Sunday.

“Energy consumption per unit of GDP should fall by about 4 percent in 2006,” said Wen while delivering a report on government work at the opening meeting of the Fourth Session of the Tenth National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislature.
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