China on Thursday unveiled its first concrete target to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will present at the Copenhagen talks as his government's central commitment.
China plans to reduce its carbon intensity - the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of gross domestic product (GDP) - 40 to 45 percent by 2020, compared with 2005 levels.
"This is a huge morale booster," said John Hay, spokesman for the Bonn-based UN Climate Change Secretariat, referring to the Chinese target as well as US President Barack Obama’s planned participation.
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