China grabs low-carbon export opportunities in clean tech race
8 Aug 2008
China is already the world’s leading renewable energy producer and is over-taking more developed economies in exploiting valuable economic opportunities, creating green-collar jobs and leading development of critical low-carbon technologies, says a new report to be published by the Britain-based Climate Group.
The report – China’s Clean Revolution - shows that China’s transition to a low-carbon economy is well under way, led by supportive government policies which are not only driving innovation in low-carbon technologies but also diverting billions of dollars of investment into energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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