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LONDON – China last year became the largest global investor in renewable energy and is now a leader in the industry, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said.
Every step that China takes to limit emissions growth is closely examined as China has been a big emitter of greenhouse gases, Dr Fatih Birol told China Daily in an exclusive interview.
“(China’s) per capita emissions are still low, however, compared to most advanced economies,” Birol added.
Birol is tasked with overseeing the World Energy Outlook reports, the Energy Business Council and the organization’s economic analyses of energy and climate change policy.
“Our analysis shows a gap in what global reductions should really be. More should be done, by developed and developing economies alike, respecting the principle of differentiated responsibility,” he said.
In 2009, China voluntarily set a target of
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