China leading by example with focus on environment

World Environment Day celebrations kicked off on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the host city of the annual general meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development.

This year, the event was themed "Beat Air Pollution" and was aimed at helping people understand different types of pollution and how it affects their health.

China, with its growing green energy sector, has emerged as a climate leader, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.