China on its own, without any international negotiations, has set targets to increase energy efficiency by 20 percent, to increase national forest cover from 18 percent to 20 percent between 2005 and 2010 by planting more trees and to increase the use of renewable sources of energy, especially solar power, from 7.5 percent to 10 percent by 2010, he said.
Meanwhile, he said, "the United States should take the lead to reduce its own emissions and fulfill its obligations as a party to the [Framework] Convention."
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