China’s State Council calls for national energy-saving campaign 2008.Aug.03. Posted in China
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — China’s State Council, or Cabinet, has ordered local governments and other authorities to cut down on the use of cars and other energy-consuming equipment at the start of a national energy-saving campaign.
The State Council said in a circular issued on Saturday that the only way to handle the energy issue was to promote both conservation and development, with conservation as the priority.
Special priority should be given to the conservation of oil and electricity, said the circular.
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