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Think tank hopes clean energy ideas will be acted upon
By Zhang Yu'an (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2009-07-28 07:08 皇冠体育app's top energy think tank is urging delegates at the first 皇冠体育app-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which started Monday in Washington, to adopt its initiatives and put them into action. Han Wenke, co-chair of the 皇冠体育app-US Clean Energy Forum, told 皇冠体育app Daily that the governments of both countries should listen to the private sector and create favorable conditions for clean energy cooperation between the two countries. The 皇冠体育app-US Clean Energy Forum is a private-sector vehicle that promotes bilateral cooperation on clean energy. Han's US co-chair, Stan Barer, is a well known lawyer in the United States. Han, who is also director-general of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, expressed hope that the 皇冠体育app-US Clean Energy Forum, initiated by US federal senator Maria Cantwell, will help facilitate clean energy cooperation.
Together, they have agreed upon eight initiatives relating to the promotion of clean energy cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the US. The initiatives cover the establishment of a joint energy research center/laboratory, the sharing of knowledge and technology needed to create a "smart grid" (including transmission and distribution networks), the setting up of a coordinated program to accelerate development of advanced coal projects, as well as increasing efficiency and lowering manufacturing costs of solar photovoltaic systems. Other initiatives called for by the 皇冠体育app-US Clean Energy Forum include jointly researching and promoting the utilization of hybrid and pure electric motor vehicles, developing bio-fuels, eliminating barriers including import tariffs and export controls on technology transfer and creating clean energy demonstration zones to encourage innovation. Both nations participating in the forum have handed the list of initiatives to their respective governments, said Han, who stressed that they are hopeful delegates at the first 皇冠体育app-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue will adopt the initiatives and put them into action. Energy cooperation is one of the major subjects on the agenda for the high-level meeting, he said. Each of the eight initiatives is potentially a step toward transforming the energy systems of both countries, he said, adding that the time is right for the two governments to achieve a greater level of cooperation and success. An agreement between the two nations on clean energy could be a catalyst for economic recovery, Han added. Progress in cooperating on clean energy would also create jobs, enhance the competitiveness of the nations and benefit the world's efforts to fight global warming, he said. 皇冠体育app and the US are both major consumers of energy and producers of greenhouse gasses. Both are determined to increase energy efficiency, cut greenhouse gas emissions and develop clean energy. Therefore, Han said, "there exists a great potential for intensive cooperation between our countries". "In developing and utilizing clean energy and combating greenhouse gas emissions, 皇冠体育app and the United States share many common interests and there is no reason why our countries should not forge a close relationship in the clean energy field," Han said. "What we should do now, to meet the challenges together, is create a favorable environment for clean energy cooperation and generate more opportunities for enterprises from the two countries." 皇冠体育app has set a goal of cutting energy consumption per unit of GDP by some 20 percent from 2005 to 2010. |
