According to the website of the China National Tourism Administration, a low-carbon tourism zone as been established in Miyun county that is claimed to be the first of its kind.

According to the British newspaper, The Financial Times, during his visit to Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama will sign an agreement with Chinese President Hu Jintao to promote cooperation on clean energy between the two countries.

China's Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology have jointly issued a provisional measure on the management of government subsidies for energy-saving and alternative energy automobiles.

The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Beijing Municipal Government have jointly issued a license for "Beijing Alternative Energy Automobile Design and Manufacturing Base" to the Beiqi Futian Vehicle Company.

Mazda Motor Corporation and the China Center for Business Cooperation and Coordination together held the 2008 Beijing Mazda Environmental Technology Forum in the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing.

U.S. media reports that Intel Capital, the global investment arm of American chip maker Intel Corp, will invest USD20 million in Trony Solar Holdings, a Chinese thin-film solar cell company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

Huadian Power International Corporation Limited and China Huadian Hong Kong have entered into a contract to establish a joint venture company — Huadian Inner Mongolia Kailu Wind Power Company Limited, which will initially be engaged in the construction and operation of the 49.5 MW Phase I Inner Mongolia Tongliao Yihetala Wind Power Project.