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China adopts a series of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emission

Although China's per capita carbon dioxide emissions are less than one-third of the average level in developed countries, the Chinese government has adopted a series of measures to reduce carbon emission in recent years, Chinese President Hu Jintao saidin... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, Jun 09 2007

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