Stimulus on track but at cost to the environment
Shi Jiangtao (SCMP)
September 28, 2009
Beijing’s much-touted stimulus measures lifted the economy during the global slump, but it came at a cost to the battered environment, senior officials have admitted.
The resurgence of energy intensive and heavy polluting industries as a result of the 4 trillion yuan (HK$4.5 trillion) stimulus package since November is threatening to derail the government’s efforts to meet ambitious pollution-control targets by the end of next year…
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