China Holds Climate Conference Aimed At Showing World It’s Committed To A Low-Carbon Economy
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 6,
June 2011
Representatives from 30 international organizations and 10 areas and countries will attend the conference in Beijing starting Wednesday, said Huang Wenhang of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning body.
She told a news conference that delegates would focus on policy measures for green carbon development, adapting to climate change and capacity building, including how to widen fundraising channels.
Representatives from the United States, European Union, Britain, Canada, Italy and Sweden are scheduled to attend, while Huang said United Nations development and environment teams, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would also at part. Read the full report here.
Source: The Washington Post, Beijing.
