China endorses the Kyoto Protocol and honors international
environmental obligations to curb global warming, said Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao here on Friday.
Wen made the remark at a press conference after the annual
session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) was
closed.
"We endorse the Kyoto Protocol and we have formulated plans in
light of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate
Change," said Premier Wen Jiabao.
China, as a developing country, has no obligatory target to meet
the Kyoto Protocol, he said. "The Chinese government will adopt a
responsible manner to fulfill its words and honor its international
obligations," said Wen.
China has set a target to put the emissions of greenhouse gas
under control and reduce energy consumption for per unit GDP by 20
percent during the 2006-2010 period, he said.
The international community formulated the United Nations (UN)
Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol for
developed and developing countries to cope with climate
changes.
(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2007)