Dr Cable also announced a joint investment project between the UK and China on solar energy and fuel cells. The Research Councils UK Energy Programme will invest £2.45 million and will work together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to provide equivalent resources to fund the research.
The confirmed deals include:
- Tesco is signing a climate change Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Commerce, in line with their commitment to become zero-carbon worldwide by 2050;
- NorthgateArinso in Hemel Hempstead will be measuring the carbon footprint of Wuxi in a deal agreed with the city’s mayor.
- Arup has agreed to a study of the greenhouse gas emissions of the city masterplan of Beijing with the planning arm of the Beijing Planning Commission.
- David Lock Associates in Milton Keynes is agreeing an urban design project worth £150,000 with Wuhan Planning and Design Institute.
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