Jennifer Turner

Shanghai's skyscrapers Shanghai World Financial Center, left, Shanghai Tower, right, and Jin Mao Tower are seen at the financial district of Pudong during Earth Hour in Shanghai March 29, 2014. The buildings were shrouded in pollution.

China announces its own plan to rein in carbon emissions

Environment

Following on the heels of the US announcement it would cut emissions from power plants, China has announced its own plan to cap the use of coal fired power plants at 65 percent of total electricity generation.Following on the heels of the US announcement it would cut emissions from power plants, China has announced its own plan to cap the use of coal fired power plants at 65 percent of total electricity generation.