“No effective deal will be possible without the US and China, which together account for almost half of the planet’s carbon emissions,” he said.
Zhang said China was pursuing “a constructive and a positive role” in negotiations aimed at agreeing a deal in Copenhagen.
As part of that agreement, he said developing countries would have to pursue “a sustainable development path,” and said Beijing was open to the idea of limits on the carbon intensity of its economy (the emissions per unit of output).
“We have taken note of some expert suggestions on carbon intensity with a view to have some quantified targets in this regard. We are carrying out a serious study of those suggestions,” Zhang said.
He told the British parliament’s all-party China group that Beijing’s stimulus package was already showing signs of re-energizing the economy. He said it grew by 6.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, and growth in the second quarter would be stronger.
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