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Article: Renewable energy given priority
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- China Daily
- Article date:
- March 23, 2005
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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 ...