Energy-hungry sectors cast shadow on green moves

BEIJING - The accelerated growth of high energy-consuming industries has aroused concerns over the effectiveness of the nation's efforts to restructure its economy to save energy and cut emissions.

Analysts said that as the economic recovery picks up, policymakers will be under greater pressure to cut emissions while maintaining stable economic growth.

The industrial output of the six major energy consuming industries - electricity, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, construction materials, petroleum processing and chemicals - grew 17.9 percent year-on-year in April, 0.9 percentage points higher than March, said the National Bureau of Statistics.