China's green ambition wins acclamation

Third plenum confirms country's new focus on carbon reduction, expert says

China's ambitions in achieving low-carbon development as laid out by the third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was held in Beijing last month, have won applause from international climate and clean energy experts.

Belinda Schaepe, China policy analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, or CREA, based in Helsinki, Finland, said the third plenum has sent a powerful message on the climate and energy front, underscoring China's commitment to green and low-carbon development.

China will make concerted efforts to cut carbon emissions, reduce pollution, pursue green development, and actively respond to climate change, said the communique of the third plenum.