China, US to work together on green issues

China and the United States, two of the world's largest emitters of carbon dioxide, have agreed to work together to research environmental science and technology.

"We already have some small projects in the pipeline, but we are talking about major action," George Gray, assistant administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, told China Daily exclusively yesterday.

"We will explore approaches such as joint research programs with scientists from the two nations and funding from the two governments, frequent personnel exchanges and science workshops," he said.