From : - China will not accept binding cuts in its greenhouse gas emissions, an official said Thursday, after the United States said it made progress with Beijing in talks here on a global climate pact.
In an interview with the state English-language China Daily, Stern indicated he had backed down on insisting that China adopt a binding cap on emissions.
“We understand China’s paramount need to grow and develop for its people… our demand is that the development with the available technologies is based on low carbon growth.”
China and the United States are the world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
The US refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol largely due to a lack of commitments by developing nations to cut emissions.
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