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China and the United States on Wednesday signed eight green energy deals to enhance cooperation in the sector, a move analysts said would set examples for global collaboration in increasing energy efficiency and protecting environment. Biofuel flight
Zhou Xun, who has collected a host of "best actress" awards at China's film festivals, was recently handed a new title by the United Nations and hopes the next thing she is known for is her green lifestyle.
Yang Lan talks about her new program on the environment with METRO's Qin Zhongwei
China's largest power grid operator State Grid on Monday said it plans to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10.5 billion tons over the next ten years by using smart grid technologies.
Last year China overtook the United States in the race to invest in wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy to become the world's biggest investor in clean energy, according to a report published by a US-based think tank.
While the capital's per-capita GDP falls short of world city levels, Beijing has the potential to become a global leader in the "low-carbon" concept, experts said.
The modest and quietly spoken chairman and CEO of LDK Solar, one of China's leading solar energy companies, insists sun power will eclipse coal, gas and oil in the 22nd century.
Powered by technologies from the United States and manufacturing capacity in China, a solar thermal plant with an installed capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW) will be up and running soon in northern China.
Increasing environmental concerns and rising crude oil prices are forcing countries including the United States and China to look for alternative energy resources.
There were only six wind turbine makers in 2004 across the country. That number increased by more than 10 times to more than 70 last year. Similarly, installed wind power capacity surged to over 20,000 MW in 2009, making China the third largest wind power market in the world.