China's Five Year Plan takes the restoration of a good environment and fixing the massive environmental pollution they have created, seriously.

Last week  five cities and two provinces to institute limits on GHG emissions.

The first implementation plan has been drawn up by Guandong Province, China's largest GHG emitting province and has been  approved. Guandong, has committed to decrease its consumption of fossil fuels to  80 percent of overall energy consumption. The other 20 percent will have to come from either renewable sources, nuclear, or hydroelectric.By doing this  Guandong will be cutting carbon dioxide produced per unit of economic growth, known as carbon intensity, by 19.5 percent.And it must get there by 2015

Other cities and provinces ordered to institute similar plans include the major cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Shenzhen. Along with Guangdong, the province of Hubei is also included.

To come up with these ambitious plans, the cities and provinces must set aside a fund dedicated to the project.

China, with a population over three times larger than the United States,is now the  largest emitter of greenhouse gases but not at the top per capita. 

China in a very green Five year plan  has committed to significant reductions in carbon intensity. It aims to bring carbon intensity down 40-45 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels. During the 2011-2015 period, it aims to reduce carbon intensity by 17 percent.

Some of these cities in China may just start to give California a run for its money!