Australia keen to push clean energy

GUANGZHOU: Australia is seeking to strengthen cooperation on clean energy with Guangdong province.

"There is a great opportunity for Australian providers of environmental technologies to take an active role in assisting the province move toward a more energy-efficient economy," Australia's Minister of Trade Simon Crean said at a China-Australia clean energy forum yesterday.

He also mentioned that Guangdong is one of China's wealthiest provinces and one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide in the country.