Article: Renewable energy given priority

An eagerly anticipated law on the usage of renewable energy will come into force in January 2006. The Law of Renewable Energy was recently passed by the NPC.

Feng Zhijun is vice-chairman of the Committee on Environmental and Resources Protection of the National People's Congress (NPC) and a member of the group which drafted the law. He believed it will significantly promote the development of renewable energy in China.

"By setting out the rights and responsibilities of all related parties, the law will boost market demand for renewable energy and improve the confidence of investors," said Feng in an interview with the People's Daily.

The "renewable energy" mentioned in the law is non-fossil ...

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