White paper lists China's success in tackling climate change

In this undated file photo, workers install solar panels at a reservoir in Feidong county, Hefei city, Anhui province. - RUAN XUEFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY

BEIJING (Xinhua): Significant changes have taken place in China as the country responds to climate change, according to a white paper released Wednesday (Oct 27) by the State Council Information Office.

China has coordinated economic development with pollution and emission reduction, pushed forward revolutions in energy production and consumption, driven low-carbon industrial transition, increased carbon sink capacity of ecosystems, and promoted green and low carbon lifestyles, said the white paper titled "Responding to Climate Change: China's Policies and Actions."