BEIJING - Universities and research institutions in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao are encouraged to participate in the central fiscal science and technology plans, according to guidelines released Monday.The guidelines were jointly issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Finance.The guidelines are aimed at implementing the national strategy of innovation-driven development for the new era, promoting sci-tech cooperation between the mainland and HK and Macao, giving play to their own unique sci-tech strengths, supporting sci-tech innovation in HK and Macao, and incentivizing scientists who love the country and HK and Macao to play greater roles in building China into a technology power and making China a country of innovators."Following the principle of competition and selecting the best, they can apply to lead the central fiscal science and technology projects and get the funding," said the guidelines.They can also apply to participate or lead such projects in cooperating with institutions on the mainland.The guidelines started trial operation Monday. silicone bandsilicone bracelet watchpersonalized heart braceletcustom medical braceletscustom photo bracelet
Workers install solar panels at a photovoltaic power station in Weining, Guizhou province. [Photo provided to China Daily] China, the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has cut its carbon intensity by 46 percent over the 2005 level, said Li Gao, director of climate change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, on Wednesday. China made a promise at the 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit to cut the intensity of carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 from the 2005 base level, said Li. In 2017, the country's carbon intensity dropped by 46 percent from the 2005 level, which means it fulfilled the promise three years ahead of schedule. China also pledged at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference to reach the peak of carbon emissions at around 2030, and raise the percentage of non-fossil fuel power consumption to 20 percent by then. In 2017, the share stood at 13.9 percent. Li said after years of forestation efforts, the country has a forest stock volume of 15.1 billion cubic meters, an increase of 1.4 billion cubic meters from 2005, which creates a solid foundation for the nation to reach its emission reduction target.
