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| China plans new law to ease energy strain |
| 2004-12-25 |
| China's legislature yesterday began considering a draft law on developing renewable energy to combat chronic power shortage, state media said Saturday. The draft was submitted to the standing committee of the National People's Congress, Xinhua news agency said. "China has to vigorously develop renewable energy because (its) rapid economic development has caused energy shortage, heavy pollution and dependence on energy import," Xinhua quoted Mao Rubai, director of the Environment and Resource Protection Committee of the legislature, as saying. The standing committee Saturday opened a five-day meeting to discuss several draft laws. China would develop renewable energy sources such as hydel, wind, solar, geo-thermal and marine, according to the draft. The government plans to lift China's renewable energy consumption from three percent in 2003 to 10 percent in 2020, by mandating all state grids to purchase renewable energy. Chinese energy consumption rose 15.1 percent in the first 11 months of the year, mainly due to the strong demand from its booming manufacturing sector. |
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