"The core of a company's green wealth is to make a balance between pursuing fortune and protecting the environment." -- Long Yongtu, former secretary-general of the Boao Forum for Asia.
Inflation worry is exaggerated in China and inflation is not just a price increase as seen in many commodities in China recently, according to an economist.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will deliver a video speech at the opening ceremony of the Global Sustainable Leaders Forum (GSLF) 2010, the organizing committee confirmed.
A forum will be held from Nov 22 to 25 in Beijing to seek solutions for global sustainable development amid the low-carbon economy era.
With its fast urbanization and unequivocal commitment to a low-carbon economy, China has a major role to play in the international race toward a "green" society and is helping to drive the development of new technologies and products to meet the growing demand for ecological solutions.
The Chinese economy will continue to grow vigorously this year and the next, but policymakers will need to boost domestic consumption to make growth more sustainable and inclusive over the long term, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.
Low carbon and energy saving are key ingredients if we want to build sustainable buildigs.
SAN FRANCISCO: While the dangers of vehicle emissions are well known in both the United States and China, what isn't so well known is that there is a more potent pollution culprit than our cars - our homes and offices. In the US, buildings consume 50 percent of all energy, and in China that figure is 37 percent.