For German automaker Volkswagen AG, China is not only its biggest market for high quality cars but also a place where it is investing heavily in a global standard "green" manufacturing base.
China has set a goal of reducing its major pollutant emissions by more than 30 to 40 percent by 2015 in its latest 12th five-year plan (2010-2015) for environment protection.
China will continue to increase its investment in water conservation infrastructure to ensure grain security, protect water resources, promote the well-being of people and mitigate damage from disasters.
A trans-provincial mutual ecological compensation trial is now taking place between Anhui and Zhejiang, China.
Last summer, Beijing resident Jiang Bin successfully limited his monthly electricity bills incurred by his family of three to less than 100 yuan ($16) by using energy-efficient lamps and low-energy appliances.
A fisherman by trade, Zhang has been collecting waste diesel from boats on Dongting Lake in Hunan province since 2003.
The future of energy requires an integrated approach and multilateral joint efforts, said Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the energy-efficient Masdar city in the United Arab Emirates.
China will construct an offshore wind farm with an installed capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) in Leting County, north China's Hebei Province, making it the country's largest such project.