Forests planned to offset event's greenhouse gases

Beijing to have 84 new hectares of woodland by June 2015

Beijing will plant large areas of forest to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions caused during the APEC meetings, with planting expected to be completed by June.

During the weeklong Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings, 6,371 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents are expected to be emitted by the 15,000 participants through traffic movements, food and electricity consumption.