Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen said his country welcomes Chinas emission control goals and is willing to share Finlands experience on how to protect the environment and promote sustainable development. Li Junfeng, director of Chinas National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, said China definitely needs core technology for emission reduction and greener development. He considers the Beautiful Beijing project an ideal platform for technology exchange as it was jointly launched by the Chinese Ministry of Environment Protection, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Beijing municipal authorities are considering importing experience and clean technology from Finland to aid the citys fight against air pollution.While attending the Beautiful Beijing Cleantech Cooperation Seminar on Monday, Ville Niinisto, Finlands Minister of Environment, said that Finland also experienced heavy industrial pollution in the 1970s, but swiftly changed to a cleaner growth path.Finlands clean technology sector is currently worth about 15 to 20 billion euros, equal to one percent of the global clean technology market, according to Niinistos newly released five-year clean air action plan, the often smog-shrouded Beijing pledged to reduce particle PM 2.5 density from 2012 levels by 25 percent or more by 2017. In the mean time, Chinese and Finnish clean technology companies are expected to carry out research and pilot programs in five major sectors: energy production, building construction, traffic, energy efficiency in major industries and the monitoring of air quality. - Xinhua
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:39:37 +0000
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