Avoid obsession with cars: UN to China and India

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Posted: 2008-04-14 11:06:21+05:30 IST
Updated: Apr 14, 2008 at 1131 hrs IST

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Boao, China, April 14:: sacrificing growth, Pachauri said.

China has set targets to make new buildings 50 percent more energy efficient by 2010, but just over half of new buildings met energy conservation standards, state media said earlier this year, citing a government survey.

Pachauri, who is seeking a second six-year term as head of the IPCC, added that there was scope for China and India to work together more on technological and other solutions to help stem the rise of emissions.

"We have similar conditions in some respects - we can come up with common solutions that would benefit both the countries," he said....

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