Absolute cap to come into effect, climate adviser says on the day after US announces ambitious carbon plan. Air pollution in Beijing. jhphoto/Imaginechina/AP China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, will limit its total emissions for the first time by the end of this decade, according to a top government advisor. He Jiankun, chairman of China’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change, told a conference in Beijing on Tuesday that an absolute cap on carbon emissions will be introduced. “The government will use two ways to control CO2 emissions in the next five-year plan, by intensity and an absolute cap,” Reuters reported He as saying. Though not a government official, He is a high level advisor. However, Jiankun later in the day appear to row back on the comments. “What I said today was my personal view. The opinions expressed at the workshop were only meant for academic studies. What I said does not represent the Chinese government or any organisation,” he told Reuters. Read the rest at the Guardian. Originally posted here –  China To Limit Carbon Emissions for First Time ; ;Related ArticlesLive Coverage: Obama Takes His Boldest Step Ever To Fight Climate ChangeHere’s Why an Obama Plan to Regulate Carbon Could WorkDot Earth Blog: Rhetoric and Realities Around Obama’s ‘Carbon Pollution’ Power Plant Rules ;

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China To Limit Carbon Emissions for First Time