New era in clean energy on horizon

Shell CEO says well-considered policies are key to progress

China is playing an increasingly important role in the global energy landscape and the country's impressive progress toward cleaner energy is hard to miss, said Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Plc.

"The Chinese government's move toward establishing a national carbon-pricing mechanism is yet another sign the country is making progress toward a new era of cleaner energy," he said.