China takes climate change initiative with new plan at UN

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Updated September 23, 2009 11:04:39

China has announced a commitment to reduce carbon emissions, with a new plan unveiled at the UN General Assembly in New York.

While short on detail, President Hu Jintao says China plans to implement measures to stop emissions from growing faster than its economy.

Presenter: Di Bain
Speakers: John Connor from Australia's Climate Change Institute; Andy Pitman, co-director of the the Climate Change Research Center

China, Climate Change, Environment

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