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CHICAGO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- There are some very exciting opportunities for collaboration between the United States and China in carbon exchange, said a senior executive in Chicago Monday.Richard L. Sandor is chairman and founder of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only voluntary, legally binding greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system. Sandor is also chairman of the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange ( CCFE), the world's leading futures exchange for environmental products.Sandor told Xinhua in an exclusive interview, "I recently spent two weeks in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong. My view, based on the people I've met with on my trips and that I work with everyday, is that there are some very exciting opportunities for collaboration between the U.S. and China in the field of carbon exchange."He said that a great example is the recent establishment of a joint venture between Chicago Climate Exchange and two Chinese partners -- China National Petroleum Corporation and the City of Tianjin. Working together they will develop an electronic emission trading platform and auction facility for financial products to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions and water pollutants, as well as enhancement of energy efficiency, said Sandor.Sandor added, "The Tianjin Climate Exchange (TCX) has begun to implement pilot initiatives that can help pave the way for a strong market-based infrastructure that facilitates the environmental and policy goals of the People's Republic of China."When talking about the opportunities and challenges facing the U.S.-China collaboration in carbon trading area, Sandor said, "We operate in a range of legal and regulatory frameworks with global affiliates in the United States, Europe, China, Australia and Canada. While each country has unique characteristics that come with different demands and needs, what seems to be clear across the board is the importance a market mechanism will play in meeting those demands."He further explained, "Interest is growing globally in carbon markets as a way to achieve better strategic management of energy costs, new products, new sources of revenue, job creation and poverty alleviation. Going forward this is likely to develop on what could be called a "pluri-lateral" basis. There will be markets in different parts of the world that are linked by similar contracts -- much like you see with crude oil today or like we saw with cotton in the 19th century."The farming and forestry carbon exchange offsets program has been an important part of Chicago Climate Exchange. Sandor said, " Since Chicago Climate Exchange began in 2003, the offsets program has covered approximately 17.2 million acres, 9,000 individual farmers, ranchers and forest owners and 32.4 million metric tons of offsets. Mitigation practices taking place on farms, ranches and forests are good for water, wildlife and the climate, while providing a new income source for rural economies. "Regarding the effect of the offsets program, Sandor said, " Thousands of farmers, foresters and ranchers who commit to exceptional management practices that remove carbon from the air are now earning new income. The verified best practices that are used by land managers make crops better able to weather climate extremes, generate clean economy jobs, and incentivize new techniques that can further cut emissions.""However, this is only a small part of what Chicago Climate Exchange members have been able to achieve," said Sandor. "Of all reductions made by CCX members since 2003, about 15 percent have been through offset projects. The remaining cuts are made through companies that are taking a broad range of steps to reduce their emissions. Electricity generators have implemented efficiency retrofits at power plants, used lower-carbon fuels, and optimized nuclear and hydro plant operations."When commenting on the U.S. legislation on carbon exchange, Sandor told Xinhua, "In June of 2009 a comprehensive climate legislation bill was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives which included a national greenhouse gas reduction and trading system with compliance required starting in 2012. In the Senate, progress continues on multiple fronts. Senator Kerry is currently collaborating with Senators Lieberman and Graham to craft a bill with bipartisan support."He continued, "While policymakers at the federal level work through the details of a federal bill, interest is growing in regionally mandated markets, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which trades on the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange ( CCFE). State governments are increasingly looking to encourage renewable power generation and driving growth in renewable markets. "Sandor is also a research professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University where he teaches a course on environmental finance. He is a Member of the International Advisory Council of Guanghua School of Management at Peking University and a member of the TERI School of Management Advisory Committee in India. Sandor previously taught at the University of California Berkeley, Stanford University, and Columbia University.

NINGBO, Zhejiang, May 16 (Xinhua) -- European customers benefit from Chinese exports and all parties should work to build a fair, level playing field in international trade, said a senior official of the European Commission in an exclusive interview with Xinhua here on Sunday."We are working to create a level playing field which gives opportunity, diversified choices and good prices to our customers," said Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, in a forum on the sidelines of the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.Kroes said international trade was a bit comparable to road traffic. "Most of us respect the rules of the game, but if one or two are not respecting the rules and the red lights, there will be an accident," she said.In the case of China-EU trade relations, "most of the parties in the games are respecting the rules, and only one percent is not taking the rules into account, and that is the subject that we called anti-dumping," she said.Recently, China-EU trade relations were marred by a dispute over imports of certain Chinese-made shoes with EU ministers voting last December to extend import duties on Chinese shoes for another 15 months.Earlier last month, the European Commission rejected a complaint by China to the World Trade Organization that EU's anti-dumping tariffs on imports of Chinese shoes breached WTO rules."Making shoes is a traditional skill of my village and we are good at making shoes. I don't understand why they applied the anti-dumping measure against us, " said Gao Hua, a small-sized shoe manufacturer in Wenzhou, to the south of Ningbo of Zhejiang where the Expo forum was held.The Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) said in March that it had started legal action against the European Union over its decision to extend anti-dumping duties on shoes imported from China and Vietnam.The FESI said in a statement that the European Commission's decision to extend duties on imported Chinese and Vietnamese leather footwear was based on a misguided investigation and analysis.It was unfair to single out the one percent that didn't obey the rules, Kroes said. The 27-member EU is China's biggest trade partner. China is the EU's second-biggest trade partner and is its biggest source of imports.China's main exports to Europe are machinery and domestic goods, including clothes and shoes. While the EU's main exports to China include industrial machinery, transport equipment, chemicals and high-end consumer goods."99 percent of European people are delighted to have Chinese goods and the EU's import from China is beneficial to EU consumers, and it also help keep European producers awake and competitive," Kroes said.FESI, whose members include top sports footwear brands such as Adidas, Puma, Nike, Lacoste and Asics, said the duties had cost the industry nearly 1 billion euros (.36 billion) since being introduced in 2006, according to the statement.

SHANGHAI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu Sunday encouraged the country's meteorologists to improve weather forecasting ability to better serve the country's social and economic development.Weather forecasting is important in carrying out disaster relief, safeguarding people's life and property security, boosting social and economic development, and coping with global climate change, Hui said when visiting the MeteoWorld Pavilion in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo park.He urged meteorologists to resort to scientific innovation to constantly improve weather services.The MeteoWorld Pavilion, built with a white membrane structure, was jointly built by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization and the China Meteorological Administration. It is the first independent meteorological pavilion in the World Expo history.Shanghai Party chief Yu Zhengsheng joined Hui in visiting the pavilion

TASHKENT, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Saturday at the end of visits to Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan that China and the three nations have pledged closer cooperation in trade, energy and infrastructure.Yang described the visits as "fruitful," saying he and leaders of the three nations held in-depth discussion about how to step up pragmatic cooperation."Broad consensus has been reached," Yang said in a joint interview with Xinhua, China Central Television and China Radio International."The four countries agreed that it is necessary to look into new ways of cooperation, especially in trade and economy," Yang said.China and the three countries pledged to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in telecommunication, energy, science and technology and infrastructure construction, he said.They also decided to promote cultural, humanitarian and youth exchanges, and deepen mutual understanding, Yang said."The four nations are ready to work together to safeguard world and regional peace, stability and development," Yang said.To that end, the foreign minister said, the countries pledged to enhance consultation and coordination in major international and regional affairs. They also pledged, he said, to strengthen cooperation within the frameworks of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the China-Arab Cooperation Forum and the China-Africa Cooperation Forum.The leaders of Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan expressed willingness to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, high-level contacts and political mutual trust with China, Yang said.The three states said they valued their friendships with China and would deal with their relationships with China from a strategic and long-term perspective, Yang said.The foreign minister visited Tunisia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan from May 17-22 as a guest of his counterparts in the three nations.He also attended a Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Saturday in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.Yang said the foreign ministers meeting was mainly aimed at making sure the SOC members are politically prepared for the bloc's Tashkent summit in June.During the meeting, the SOO members agreed that they would steadfastly implement all of the important consensus concerning the SCO's development reached by their leaders, he said.Moreover, they should effectively deal with constantly emerging threats and challenges so as to defend the fundamental interests of the bloc and its members, and help the bloc play a bigger role in promoting regional peace, stability and development, Yang said.