Britain, China Boost Links On Tackling Climate Change – AFP

From AFP:

Britain and China are entering a new era of environmental cooperation and will lead the world in creating a sustainable future, Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday as he ended a two-day visit.

Brown switched focus from Friday’s emphasis on boosting trade ties with the world’s fastest-growing economy by inspecting cutting-edge projects in Beijing and Shanghai that aim to radically slash China’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Chief among them were efforts to construct the world’s first “eco-city” at Dongtan, on Chongming island off Shanghai, which it is hoped will provide virtually carbon-neutral living for up to 10,000 people from 2010. [Full Text]

Read also Brown offers China green incentive by The Press Association.

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