1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov March 23, 2016Chinas Greenhouse Gas and Energy Proposals for 2016-2020On March 16, 2016, Chinas National Peoples Congress adopted a 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP), for 2016-2020, that sets goals of tighter limits on polluting emissions and accelerating a shift away from co
2、al-fired electricity supply toward greater efficiency and non-fossil energy. Questions remain on specific measures to achieve targetsparticularly regarding electric grid interconnection and other policy reforms, performance data quality, and effective enforcement. Despite questions about data qualit
3、y, it appears that China met related goals in its 12th FYP. Some in the U.S. Congress consider the value of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions to be partly contingent on Chinas emissions performance. Background The legitimacy of the Communist Party of China depends on continued improvement in the
4、well-being of the people. For decades, well-being was usually measured primarily by economic growth, such as increases to Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The emphasis on GDP growth came at the expense of other aspects of well-being, such as healthful air. By the mid-2000s, in the 11
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