China will tackle climate change on 11 principal fronts between 2011and 2015, said a white paper released by the Chinese Government on November 22.

According to the white paper, titled China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change, in the next five years, China will strengthen its legal system, adopt more strategic planning, accelerate economic restructuring, refine its current energy policies and develop clean energy to fulfill its goal.

China aims to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per 10,000 yuan ($1,571) of GDP by 17 percent by 2015 and energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of GDP by 16 percent, as compared with usage in 2010.

China has introduced an overall framework for energy conservation, emission reduction and greenhouse gas emission control for the five-year period by releasing the Comprehensive Work Plan for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction during the 2011-15 period and the Work Plan for Greenhouse Gas Emission Control this year, the white paper said.