Sinochem Group has received a letter from the board of the United Nations Global Compact which states that the company has been admitted as a formal member of the global organization.

Seven NGOs from China have jointly published a document in Beijing setting out their views and stance on climate change as well as their expectations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held Copenhagen.

Khalid Malik, the United Nations systems coordinator for China, has disclosed to local media that the UN hopes to set up a low carbon economy development center in Tianjin to address issues related to a low carbon economy and environmental protection.

At a regular meeting presided over by Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, it was decided that climate change would be included into China's national economic and social development plan.

Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, has spoken highly of Beijing's achievement in protecting the environment during the 2008 Olympic Games and said the city has set up a good example for other countries.

During a meeting with Xie Zhenhua, vice director of China's National Development and Reform Commission, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said that China has set a good example in dealing with climate change through its national climate change measures.

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