UN: China could lead climate change fight

AS the United States lags on climate legislation, the UN climate chief says China is poised to join the European Union in claiming “front-runner” status among nations battling climate change.

UN: China could lead climate change fight

Yvo de Boer yesterday said China is leaping ahead of the US with domestic plans for more energy efficiency, renewable sources of power, cuts in vehicle pollution and closures of dirty plants.

“China and India haveannounced very ambitious national climate change plans. In the case of China, so ambitious that it could well become the front-runner in the fight to address climate change,” de Boer said. “The big question mark is the US.”

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