Guardian: China is to fast-track expansion and investment in energy saving technologies in an attempt to tackle its worsening pollution problems.
China's cabinet, the State Council announced plans on Sunday to make the energy saving sector a "pillar" of the economy by 2015. In a statement the council said that under the new plan the environmental protection sector will grow by 15% on average annually, reaching an output of 4.5 trillion yuan (474 billion).
China's massive economic growth has come at...