South Africa is leading the effort todevelopanew class of safeandsimplenuclearreactor-notrenewableenergy in thestrictsense, butcarbon-freeandthusincreasinglywelcome.
China will "endeavor" to cut emissions of carbon dioxide -- the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change -- by "a notable margin" in coming years, Hu said, adding that China also will "vigorously developrenewableenergyandnuclearenergy" with the goal of increasing the share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to 15 percent by 2020.