Shanghai Disneyland intends to go green

The Shanghai Disney Resort Management Company announced on Thursday that it would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent and increase the resort's overall energy efficiency by three times, in cooperation with its local partners for energy supply and environmental protection.

The company is to adopt a leading environmental technology to supply its resort with heating, cooling and compressed air, thereby increasing overall energy efficiency.

Shanghai Disneyland is the first Disney project in the Chinese mainland. Due to open in 2015, it will sit on 3.9 square km, making it three times larger than Hong Kong Disneyland.