Legislature takes urgent action in climate change fight

China's top legislature yesterday approved a resolution on climate change - which was originally not on its work plan for the year - speeding up the country's effort to fight global warming.

The move was taken ahead of next month's UN climate summit, which is expected to provide high-level political impetus to the negotiating process for an international climate treaty.

The resolution was endorsed by lawmakers at the closing of a four-day session of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress (NPC).