EU to sign agreement with China on developing cleaner energy

Turkish Daily News Feb 20, 2006:

"EU to sign agreement with China on developing cleaner energy
Monday, February 20, 2006
BRUSSELS - The Associated Press

China and the European Union are scheduled to sign an agreement next week to encourage the development of cleaner coal-fired power plants, the EU said on Sunday.

The memorandum of understanding will be signed by EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and his Chinese counterpart at a meeting in Shanghai. It will aim to develop techniques to capture carbon dioxide emitted from coal-burning plants and store it underground to prevent it from polluting the air. 'Tackling carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants is an important step in improving the global environment,' Piebalgs said in a statement."