Jiang Weixin, head of the Chinese delegation to the conference, said China would seek international co-operation in line with the principles and frameworks of the United Nations Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol.

Jiang, who is also vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said the country had implemented several policies aimed at reducing GHGs.

In its current five-year national blueprint, China has made controlling GHG emissions a priority. It also calls for a 20-per-cent reduction in energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) based on the 2005 level.

The current five-year plan started this year and will end in 2010.

"This is an ambitious goal that will be extremely difficult to reach," Jiang said. "Realization will not only require unremitting efforts by China, but also practical and effective international co-operation guided by the principles of (the UN) Convention, in particular financial and advanced technological support."

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