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China science academy announces bold energy goals

Jia Hepeng

23 October 2007 | EN | 中文

Workers at a nuclear reactor in China

Workers at a nuclear reactor in China

IAEA / Pavlicek

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced bold goals to curtail China's non-renewable energy use, but experts have expressed doubts.

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