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Nature 446, 954-955 (26 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/446954a; Published online 25 April 2007

China struggles to square growth and emissions

David Cyranoski

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Rapid development is seeing carbon dioxide levels soar.

China this week postponed its scheduled release of a national plan to deal with climate change. But observers say the move is not so much a delay in dealing with the issue as an indication that the Chinese government is taking climate change more seriously — and that this is as much to protect its own needs as it is a response to international pressures.