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Limits in China…some news with hints  Jake Schmidt  Posted June
8, 2009 in Greening China, Solving Global Warming  , , , , , , ,
, Share | | |  News coming out of China provides some hints that
they might adopt a domestic limit to reduce their global
warming.  As China Daily is reporting:  " China will put in
place carbon dioxide emissions targets for its economic and
social development programs, the central government has
promised.  It also signals that China may be considering
national goals for carbon dioxide levels when it maps its 12th
five-year national development plan (2011-15)."  The central
government announced the plan at the State Council meeting that
was chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.  The State Council is the
highest executive and administrative body in China and is
equivalent to China's cabinet.  So this announcement was made at
a very high-level within the Chinese governm