China pledged it would embrace a "green" development model in the next five years, implementing a more exacting environmental protection system to reduce carbon emissions.
The four-day Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee, which began on Oct. 26, approved proposals for economic and social development in the 2016-2020 period.
The proposals released Tuesday promised that China will wage an "energy revolution," by ramping up the exploration of clean, safe resources to replace coal and other fossil fuels.
The country will continue to develop wind, solar, biomass, water, geothermal and nuclear energy, as well as explore deposits natural, shale and coal bed gases.
Energy-intensive industries, such as power, steel, chemical and architectural material will be subject to carbon emission control regulations, the document said.
Cycling and new energy vehicles will also be promoted to encourage a "green" and sustainable lifestyle, it added.
