Controversial cuts: China will cut its carbon intensity - the amount of carbon dioxide emitted relative to its economic output - by 40-45% from 2005 levels by 2020, Chinas State Council decreed on 26 November. The announcement came the day after US President Barack Obama pledged to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020 compared with 2005 levels. See page 550 for more.
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