Enigin Update - China's Energy Efficiency Takes a Dip
THE Chinese government has announced the country's energy consumption has risen in the last 6 months, the first year on year increase since 2006, despite government pledges to improve energy efficiency in the country.
The nation's energy consumption rose by 0.09 per cent in these 6 months, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
It was the first time in four years that the figure rose, according to official data. This could now make it difficult for the nation to meet its current goal of cutting energy consumption by 20 per cent between 2006 and 2010.
China cut energy use per unit of GDP 14.38 per cent between 2006 and 2009, the state Xinhua news agency reported.
Last year, ahead of climate change talks in Copenhagen, Beijing pledged that it would embark on a major energy efficiency drive to curb growth in its world-leading greenhouse gas emissions.
Beijing has now pledged to reduce its carbon intensity by 40 to 45 per cent by 2020 based on 2005 levels. Under that plan, however, emissions would continue to climb.
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