Economics
UN Sustainability Drive Draws China, Bolivia Criticism
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The United Nations plan to harmonize economic growth with environmental protection drew criticism from Chinese and Bolivian leaders, underscoring a rift that limited the ambition of the Rio+20 summit.
China Premier Wen Jiabao joined Bolivia’s Evo Morales and Ecuador’s president in raising concerns about the sustainable development initiative at a conference of more than 180 nations in Rio de Janeiro, suggesting that the effort to cap use of fossil fuels and spur renewable energy threatens poverty relief.