(Sun Xiao-Sheng Yang Xiaoliang) representative Zhang Shigang, 16th of the United Nations Environment Programme to attend “Forum 2009 Beijing, China international energy-saving environmental protection,” said that in 2008, China has become the world’s second-largest solar PV manufacturing and wind energy market. Has been outside of China is called “Green Giant of Asia”.
said Zhang Shigang, United States subprime mortgage crisis caused by the turmoil on Wall Street has evolved into a global financial and economic crisis on social and economic development around the world have had varying degrees of influence. “At the same time as the shortage of supply of energy and food, water and other natural resources, and ecological and environmental degradation as a result of the crisis are growing. These issues influence each other, intertwined, constraints to the sustainable development of human society. How to deal with the financial, energy, and natural resource and environmental challenges of multiple crises, how to look for new opportunities in the challenges have become the focus of attention of Governments. ”
sustainable energy financing plans of the United Nations Environment Programme revealed that China, Japan, and Korea, the countries of Europe and the United States, in various forms with the introduction of the Green new deal measures, including major investment in sustainable energy measures.
. analysis shows that the 2008 global investment in new energy has doubled compared with 2004 four times. 2008 global investment in wind energy attracted the maximum on the amount, about US $ 51.8 billion, in 2007 increased 7%. Solar energy investment growth in the fastest-growing industries. Difficult financing conditions in 2008, China, Brazil and other emerging economies on the clean energy investment compared with the 2007 year is out of the 5% in a row.
Zhang Shigang, United Nations Environment Programme is actively promoting a global plan for sustainable production and consumption. The plan aims at the promotion of cleaner and safer production and consumption patterns, and improve the efficiency of natural resource use, and reduction of pollution emissions.
Zhang Shigang said: “in response to the financial crisis, to ease the crisis of resources and environment provided a rare historic opportunity. We are delighted to see China in resource protection, energy-saving emission reduction and the fruitful results achieved in response to the financial crisis. Chinese Government in resource protection, energy-saving emission reduction and the development of recycling economy, determination and action to address climate change, and increase investment in environmental protection initiatives in response to the financial crisis the world’s attention. ”
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