China, EU step up efforts to forge clean energy path as both see opportunities in each other's market
User permit and punishment systems help dissuade farmers' long-term habit of wasting resources
China began to reform its urban water industry in the mid-1990s to reflect a market-oriented operation.
Foreign companies are investing in China's water industry as many predict a growing profit margin.
Sustainable architecture is a promising industry for European enterprises.
About 350 kilometers from Madrid, the capital of Spain, Europe's second-largest wind power country, the world's largest onshore wind turbine has been in operation for two years.
Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd, a Singapore-based manager and developer of luxury resorts, hotels and spas, is seeking to double its hospitality business by 2015, with a majority of new openings to be built in China, a senior manager said.
City becomes 'test case' for facing country's environmental challenges
China is the world's largest producer in clean technologies in money terms, a report said.
Garbage incineration plants have been replacing landfills, becoming a main waste treatment method in some developed countries in the past couple of years, especially in small countries such as Japan and Germany where space for landfills is scarce.
Garbage incineration plants are an inevitable choice in large cities in China where the pressure to find enough space for landfills is high.