China's efforts are ineffective in industrial energy efficiency prove.

Beijing-the Chinese Government has installed efficient industrial development emphasis on energy in recent years by high costs and a series of policies and measures. However, the problems are lagging still developing its energy industry, including the generally small size of firms in China and difficulties in paying for the implementation of a policy under the current financing system.

Several projects, the addressing of the energy-consumption control were discussed and provided by the Council of State meeting, which took place at the beginning of this year. The 2013 Government work reports by the national people's Congress and the Chinese people's political Consultative Conference declared unequivocally that save energy and cyclic utilization aggressively focusing must be applied on energy saving in the manufacturing and transport sectors and public and private buildings. Focus energy consumption control, extended reduction in material consumption and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Is to shift the main areas that new specifically stated for the improvement of the previously mentioned 'disposal of the obsolete methods of production"in 2012 on a" device updates from leading companies "in 2013.

Statistics show that in the five years from 2007-2012 total energy consumption of China's reliable every year to more than last year, 3.62 billion tons of standard coal equivalent in the year 2012 a average 4.08 percent annual ranking of the country as the world's second largest consumer of energy retained, after the US-Chinese industrial energy consumption 71.5 percent of total energy consumption in the country in 2005 and had a share of 73% in the year 2012 accounted for to achieve.

According to 2012 China energy unit GDP energy consumption had decreased 56 percent saving service report, from 1990 until 2011, and were unit GDP carbon dioxide emissions declined 58 percent. But in the same 21 years in total energy consumption by a factor of 3.5 during the total carbon dioxide emissions rose by a factor of 3.4 increases.

During 2012, the pressure was reduced, since energy saving the growth of industries that consume vast amounts of electricity an acceptance as part of the general economic downturn. However, China's industrialization is not yet completed and its electricity demand remains high with total energy consumption continues to increase is expected in the next ten years.

Experts expect that until China reduced emissions and further complements the systems and mechanisms needed to ensure energy saving, the rate of increase of the country's unit GDP energy consumption remains high and is to reach 3.7 percent in 2013. China has already announced that it aims to reduce energy consumption per unit of GDP 16 per cent by the year 2015.

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Survivors of the attack leads nuclear efforts in the Iran

The selection of Dr. Abbasi earlier this year was itself a clear message to the West. When scientists became University he expelled from traveling outside Iran by the UN Security Council because of prove that focus on how to build nuclear weapons, rather than power plants was. But in recent weeks he has publicly stated that his country prepare is to triple its production of a type of nuclear fuel, producing far closer material in a hurry it on the ability to bomb-grade moves.

The exaggeration to recent proclamations about filtering out Iran's tangible progress is always difficult, especially at a time when the country is set to show that neither the Stuxnet computer worm, which crippled last year, part of its nuclear infrastructure nor Western sanctions proved to be more than modest setbacks. Dr. Abbasi itself is rarely seen or heard outside of Iran.

But international nuclear inspectors and American officials say that all evidence nuclear the city of Qum references plants at a military base close to the upcoming installation of centrifuges at a subterranean. Iran reveals the existence of the plant in 2009, after learning that the United States and the European powers were about to announce that she deeply complex, in the Iranian base had discovered.

As regards inspectors and European and American officials purity Iran announced efforts to increase the production of uranium is enriched by nearly 20 percent. Iran insists that she needs that fuel for a medical research reactor. But last week William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, dismissed this claim as a cover story.

"When enough 20 percent enriched uranium on the underground in Qum is accumulated," Mr Hague said guardian in the British newspaper the "convert it only two or three months additional work it would take in grade material."

Note outside analysts, that during Dr. Abbasi in his new job, the top leadership of Iran, focused to show that they have overcome multiple setbacks, dealt from what they suspect to have been covert actions by the United States and Israel and wide economic sanctions.

"There is evidence that they are accelerated,", said Mark Fitzpatrick, expert Iran and the Director of the programme of non-proliferation and disarmament at the International Institute for strategic studies in London. "they have the production of uranium, increased number of centrifuges have spiders, they are doing, a greater number of second generation centrifuges."

Senior Obama management who say officials with access to the intelligence she agree with that assessment, but they sound not alarmed. They argue that Iran's reliance on an older, unreliable centrifuge shows model, that it problems with the leap to more sophisticated and efficient models. "they have said about the line moves for years, before Abbasi was commissioned,", a senior official said.

The White House silence is remarkable, because President Obama much of its Middle East policies in the recent Arab riots built on the Organization of other countries in the region, to stop Iran's nuclear progress. Management comments on the latest Iranian announcements only if asked.

"Iran is not allowed to install or operate all centrifuges in the framework of UN sanctions, imposed on him," said Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council the question after Mr. Abbasi recent announcements. "Provocative behavior of this way the need for countries strengthened their international sanctions obligations in relation to the Iran fully implemented."

Diplomats say that Dr. Abbasi approach to the nuclear diplomacy is a stark contrast with his predecessor at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi. Mr. Salehi, graduate of m.i.t. with a degree in nuclear engineering, is a polished diplomat, who is fluent in English and handles the media with ease.

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As more nuclear plant damage is found, press Japan repair efforts

Military personnel prepared to transfer workers from radiation to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in a hospital. «More photos»

TOKYO - with new characters you have the severe of the damage and contamination at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled emerged, geruht employee repair efforts Saturday plans in fresh water for days spraying the reactors with salt water for pumping. At the same time, a new reading a sample of sea water in addition to the plant showed an increase in contamination of some days ago.

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The developments followed a decision evacuated by the Japanese authorities on Friday to encouraging people a larger band of territory to the complex start, in the midst of signals, the plant under control anytime soon would be difficult.

In an interview with a national audience at a press conference on Friday night, two weeks after the earthquake of magnitude 9.0 and the devastating tsunami, which it followed Prime Minister Naoto Kan dodged a reporter of the question whether the Government was ordering a complete evacuation, said officials were simply follows the recommendation of the Commission for Japan nuclear safety.

"The situation requires more caution," Mr Kan, heavy and tired looking, said the nation. "Our measures are designed to prevent, that the circumstances worse." The authorities said she would now help people leave wanted the range of 12 to 19 miles outside the plant, and that they now "voluntary evacuation" promotion, from the area.

These people indoors, had stay March 15 get, while to evacuate the facility had ordered within a 12-mile radius. The United States has to remain at least 50 miles recommended its citizens.

Mr Kan said "The State of the system is still very precarious,". "We work hard to ensure that it not be worse." "We must ensure that it no further deterioration."

On Saturday, the nuclear and industrial agency said that a test of sea water of a monitoring station Friday taken from the level of iodine-131 in 50 becquerel per cubic centimeter showed in the work - 1,250 times of the permitted. That was up from 147 times of the normal level on Wednesday, the Agency said. to make it not accurate for Wednesday.

Drink a half litre of water would be tantamount to getting a 1 milliSievert dose, the Agency said, as the amount that a person obtains a year from natural sources.

Hidehiko Nishiyama, Deputy Director of the Agency, said that he expected the iodine quickly, dilute to minimize the impact on wildlife, General and noted that fishing activities in the area was suspended after the Quake and tsunami. "It is unlikely that immediate impact on local residents are," he said.

A sign of the possible deterioration of the plant itself came to the reactor workers, the attempted, an electric cable with a pump in a turbine connect no. 3. building next to the reactor were injured when she entered into water, which was found significantly more radioactive than normal be. On Friday, officials and experts offered conflicting explanations of what wrong gegangen-but stressed all greater damage to the reactor systems and more pollution had earlier indicated it as officials.

Two workers were when poured water over their boots and said to their feet and ankles, officials burned and exposed to radiation. A third worker was not the same exposure higher boots and suffering.

As the affected workers, many of those are subcontractors of Tokyo electric power, who are paid a small daily wage for hours of work in dangerous conditions risk of their lives. They are sometimes ill-equipped and trained for their job.

On the Saturday concentrated to the workers to try, the lighting reactor No. 2 central control room, an important step towards the restoration of unity cooling system restore. You were also in fresh water pump for no. 1, no. 2 and no. 3 units in the midst of concerns. Days of dumping salt water on the units had raised concerns about possible corrosion.

Said the National Institute of radiological sciences, that the radioactivity of the water, the the three injured workers in joined had 10,000 times the level normally in the coolant water was seen in the work. It said that the amount of radiation that the workers were intended, to the water exposed to have two to six Sieverts was.

Hiroko Tabuchi and David Jolly reported from Tokyo and Keith Bradsher from Hong Kong. Takeshi Takizawa from New York reporting helped Tokyo and Denise Grady.

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ExxonMobil contributes to the recovery and relief efforts in Japan

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IRVING, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE)--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM - News) said today it would $1 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society for disaster relief assistance in response to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan donations. The company has a worldwide programme according to employees, retirees, distributors and retailers donations to the Japanese emergency aid, up to another 2 million $ implements.

"ExxonMobil and its employees deeply suffered the devastation and loss of life the people of Japan of this terrible event, are saddened," said Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

ExxonMobil related companies employ approximately 2,800 people in Japan, and have oil and petrochemical refineries and distribution, gas and power marketing and project engineering companies in the country.

ExxonMobil yugen Kaisha and Proton General, ExxonMobil's operations in Japan, work closely with Japanese authorities on the adequate fuel supply to emergency responders and the areas hit, to support the recovery.

"Our people are exceptional efforts to maximize gasoline production at our refineries and stable supply of our service centres, especially in the most affected areas, to deliver," said Philippe Ducom, Representative Director of ExxonMobil yugen Kaisha and President of the Proton General Sekiyu k.k. "our Kawasaki refinery is its local makes production to help to the densely populated Kanto electricity supply companies maximize area."

About ExxonMobil

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM - News) and ExxonMobil Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States, are involved in a number of philanthropic activities that promote education, health, women's economic leadership and public policy in the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In the United States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve the mathematics and science education at the K-12 and higher education. Worldwide promotes ExxonMobil help women their economic potential and fight against malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing countries to meet. In the year 2010 ExxonMobil together with its employees and pensioners and the ExxonMobil Foundation $ 237 million in contributions made available worldwide. More information on ExxonMobil's community partnerships and contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community.

About the ExxonMobil Japan group

The ExxonMobil Japan group consists of ExxonMobil yugen Kaisha and its affiliates and subsidiaries including Proton General Sekiyu k.k. and is a leading manufacturer and marketer fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals in Japan of crude oil. Elements of the Group was in 1893 in Japan. ExxonMobil yugen Kaisha 100 is indirect subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States %. Proton General Sekiyu k.k., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil yugen Kaisha, the 50.02 percent of the shares, is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. For more information, see our websites www.exxonmobil.jp and www.tonengeneral.co.jp.

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