Japan to Propose Emission Goals for China, India, Asahi Reports

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will propose numerical targets for energy savings by some developing countries including China and India, to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions after 2013 when the Kyodo Protocol expires, the Asahi newspaper said.

Japan plans to submit its proposal to the United Nations, seeking support at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 14, the newspaper said without saying where it got the information. COP 14 will be held in Poland later this year.

China, India and other developing nations rapidly increasing emissions blamed for global warming would be classified ``major developing nations'' and given targets to improve energy efficiency under Japan's proposal, the newspaper said.