China's success in clean energy inspires Poland

Poland's economic and industrial development still relies significantly on coal, which accounts for about 80 percent of its energy consumption. The government listed accelerating the restructuring of its energy industry as one of its key tasks.

In addition, local enterprises are under pressure to adapt to the European Union's higher standards on carbon dioxide emissions. Using liquefied natural gas and other alternative fuels could be a way to improve air quality in Poland.

In the face of increasing tension over energy and resources, continuously severe air pollution and stricter emissions laws, the development of new energy buses has become an inevitable choice for the global transportation industry, said Pawel Jakubowski, CEO of Polskie LNG, the operator of an LNG terminal in Poland.

"We are looking forward to cooperating with Chinese companies to co-develop new energy products and to promote the restructuring of Poland's energy consumption," he said.

The Paris Agreement, signed in December 2015, offers a pragmatic blueprint for resolving one of the toughest issues society faces: air quality. The aim of the agreement is to limit the growth in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level.