The Ministry of Environmental Protection has urged local authorities to be more transparent when providing information related to the environment, especially data regarding potentially hazardous construction projects.
China launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imports of solar-grade polysilicon from the European Union.
China's economic downturn is forcing private equity investors to look for new growth opportunities in the sector, insiders said.
China has the potential to become the world's largest market for natural gas automobiles, with 1.5 million expected to be on the roads by 2015.
China is seeking to improve the percentage of natural gas in primary energy consumption, under a policy announced on Wednesday.
China is to release national regulations outlining heavy financial penalties intended to improve management, supervision and safety in the automotive sector.
Vehicle manufacturers and dealers could face tougher financial penalties if they violate newly amended automotive recall rules, which were issued on Tuesday.
China is creating supportive measures to shore up its ailing photovoltaic industry, which has been rocked by US duties on Chinese exports over alleged dumping.
The construction of new nuclear power stations, which had been suspended since the Fukushima disaster in March 2011, will be resumed in China.
The Ministry of Transport is considering piloting carbon trading or a carbon tax in the domestic shipping business.
The Chinese government says it plans to increase the funds available for developing greener technology in the country's automobile industry.
The Chinese government says it plans to increase the funds available for developing greener technology in the country's automobile industry.
The Chinese government will support the connection of photovoltaic solar power producers to the national grid with favorable policies.
China is expected to raise its forest coverage to 21.66 percent by 2015 in a bid to improve the country's ecological environment.
The Ministry of Finance announced that the central government will allocate funding to support innovation projects in the new energy auto industry.
Chinese solar product manufacturers have complained over trade protectionism by the United States to impose heavy tariffs on China-made products.
China's top energy agency has asked local authorities to make plans for establishing distributed photovoltaic generation demonstration centers as part of efforts to boost the domestic solar industry amid mounting trade frictions with the United States and the European Union.
The government will promote the use of hybrid public buses in all Chinese cities, extending their promotion beyond the current 25 cities.
The Chinese government on Tuesday sent a delegation to Europe to negotiate with the European Union about the trade friction over solar panel imports.
China will subsidize the use of energy-saving desktop computers and air-conditioners in its latest effort to save energy and boost domestic demand.