Members at the annual session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference have called for concerted efforts to achieve the goal of holding a “green” Olympics in Beijing in 2008, reports the People Daily.
Members attending the session said that to run a successful Olympics is the obligation not only of Beijingers, but also of the people of the whole country. Many of them have also put forward suggestions focusing on improvement of the environment.
Ye Wenhu said that Beijing should make it a central target to improve air quality and promote the use and development of clean energy resources and quality fuel.
He also called for efforts to further adjust the structure of energy resources and control automobile emissions to improve environmental protection in Beijing.
Another member said that environmental improvement in neighbouring areas is also very important to guarantee an environment-friendly Olympics in Beijing.
The member called on provinces and autonomous regions around Beijing to pay high attention to local environmental improvement so as to make due contributions to a successful “green” Olympics.
