---- Technische Arbeitnehmer eine Windenergieanlage mit einer offshore Wind-power-Farm in der Nähe von Nantong, China Jiangsu Provinz, 7. Oktober 2012. China i
--FILE--Technical workers examine a wind turbine at an offshore wind-power farm near Nantong, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 7 October 2012. Chinas investment in renewable energy during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) will reach 1.8 trillion yuan ($294 billion) in addition to 2.3 trillion yuan being spent on energy-saving and reducing harmful emissions to realize a commitment to cope with climate change, said a senior official on Tuesday (30 July 2013). China has carried out a series of policies to cope with climate change and we have achieved some success after several years of effort, said Xie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, during the Caring for Climate China Summit held by Global Compact Network China in Beijing on Tuesday. From 2006 to 2012, Chinas energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product was reduced by 23.6 percent, which is equal to a reduction of 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon emissions, Xie said. However, he admitted that Chinas economic development, which heavily depends on high-energy consumption and high levels of emissions, has not changed yet and the countrys emissions per capita are higher than the global average. China has made a commitment to the world that it will reduce its carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level and raise its non-fossil energy consumption percentage to 15 percent of the primary energy mixture. China will continue to make great efforts on reducing emissions, improving air quality and accelerating sustainable economic development, said Xie. In every five-year plan, we have outlined specific energy-saving and emission reduction targets.
