China admitted on Tuesday to being the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, as it called on the US to ensure climate change talks make progress next week.

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Report by Zhao Xiaohui, Cheng Yunjie, Hao Yalin, and Liu Wenguo: "The First Session of the 11th National People's Congress Holds A Press Congress.

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Asia-Pacific service [(Two Sessions Express) Report: "NDRC Vice Minister Xie Zhenhua Says on 11 March That China Is To Introduce Seven Major Measures in 2008 to Boost Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction"] Beijing, 11 Mar (Xinhua) - Xie Zhenhua, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission [NDRC], said in Beijing on 11 March that China would introduce seven major measures this year to promote the work of energy conservation and emission reduction.

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Asia-Pacific service ["(Two Sessions Express Delivery) Xie Zhenhua Talks About the Energy-Conservation and Emission-Reduction Accountability System" - Xinhua headline] Beijing, 11 Mar (Xinhua) - Xie Zhenhua, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission [NDRC], said on 11 March in Beijing: This year, evaluations on provincial-level governments and key enterprises will be conducted separately in March and June as the main content of the energy-conservation and emission- reduction accountability system.

The Chinese government Monday announced plans to spend $774 million on energy conservation projects to be launched this year, China Daily reported.