China Long Yuan Power signed an agreement with Électricité de France, under which the French group will buy carbon credits for 9m tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Separately, Denmark's Vestas, the world's biggest manufacturer of wind turbines, has received two orders for 100MW of wind power from China Long Yuan Power...   more »

What does Kentucky mean to your average Chinese consumer? Kentucky Fried Chicken would probably be at the top of a very short list. Nevertheless, the state believes it has more to offer in China's new economy and wants to become a booming source of clean technology exports to China...    more »

China is struggling to meet its own energy conservation targets although efficiency is slowly improving in the world's second largest economy, official figures show. In the largest companies, consumption fell steepest and some of China's most polluting industrial sectors appear to be cleaning up their act. But is it enough?   more »