Many companies in what are considered to be sunset industries have actually regained their vitality through innovation and transformation.

They made their comments during a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Thursday.

The proportion of nonfossil energy in the total energy consumption is expected to rise to around 18.9 percent, it said in a guideline on energy work in 2024.

The output accounted for 59.1 percent of the province's power load at that time, said the company.

He said the orderly promotion of clean and efficient utilization of coal has seen significant progress.

?Ordos in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, served as China's Earth Hour host city which falls on Saturday.

Foreign direct investment in China's high-tech manufacturing sector jumped 10.1 percent year-on-year to 28.27 billion yuan ($3.92 billion) in the first two months, said the Ministry of Commerce.

Stausholm said the supply chain for China's green transition is a whole new business opportunity for multinational corporations like Rio Tinto.