China's climate-control plans to have huge international influence

A post-2020 climate-control action plan, to be submitted by China to the United Nations by the end of this month, will have huge influence on future global energy research and innovation, according to the head of the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency.

Adnan Amin, IRENA's director-general, said in Beijing on Friday that the agency was "very excited" about the announcement, calling the plan "a signal for the clean energy industry, not only in China but also for the whole world".

Xie Zhenhua, special representative for climate change affairs at the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Tuesday in Washington that the plan could involve estimated investment of more than 41 trillion yuan ($6.6 trillion) by 2030.