Push toward green spending

The adoption of a green government procurement rule is significant for environmental protection and energy savings, says a commentary in Beijing Youth Daily. The following is an excerpt:

The State Council recently issued a circular requesting all levels of government set up a rule on compulsory energy-saving product procurement. It aims to promote the use of energy-saving and resource-saving products by government departments.

The scale of government procurement is huge and there has often been wasted energy by some government departments. It is necessary to set up a compulsory procurement rule to reduce over-consumption of energy and resources by government departments.