China: rich nations must cut emissions by 40 pct

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Fri, 05/22/2009 - 00:53

Wealthy nations, as history's biggest polluters, should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, China says in a policy document on climate change.

The government also rolled out fresh help for solar power and other "green energy."

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