Chinese tourists made a total of 57.39 million outbound trips in 2010, up 20.4 percent on the previous year, China's tourism authorities said on Tuesday.
China is ready for the large-scale application of solar power generation which is set to grow at an annual rate of 1 gigawatt (gW) after 2012, the Ministry of Finance said on its website on Thursday.
The European Union (EU) is working with China on arrangements for a pilot scheme on carbon trading in the world's biggest developing country
China and the United States should team up in clean-energy development to boost energy conservation and environmental protection, analysts have said.
The Chinese government's investment in research and development of green technologies has exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) for the 2006-2010 period.
As China goes all out for a transition to a more sustainable growth, Tianjin, a major northern port city, has shifted its focus from economic expansion to growth model re-shuffling.
While there is enthusiasm from private equity funds, venture capital and even individuals to invest in China's new energy sector, there are not enough qualified projects.