Seattle: China intends to cut energy use and carbon emissions by 4% per unit of industrial output in 2011, according to a report in the official Xinhua news agency. The targets, representing a decrease from 2010 levels of emissions and energy use, were announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology at a conference in Jiangsu province..

China is now aiming for cuts of 18% per unit of output by 2015, a slight increase from the targets set in the country's 12th five-year plan last year, according to officials..

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