News conference on energy and carbon emissions

SHOTLIST 11 March 2008 1. Wide interior of National People's Congress news conference on environment 2. Cutaway of reporters 3. Medium of speakers on stage 4. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Zhang Lijun, Vice Minister of State Environmental Protection Administration: "After we implement all the measures, there is no problem for Beijing to meet the standards of air quality during the Olympic Games. We can deliver on the commitments of the Chinese government." 10 March 2008 5. Top shot of smog over Beijing boulevard 6. Buildings covered in smog 7. Building almost invisible because of smog 8. Various of vehicles on Beijing boulevard 9. People riding their bicycles 10. Pedestrians 11. Wide of Tiananmen gate 12. Close-up of Mao Tse Tung portrait at Tiananmen gate STORYLINE: A Chinese environmental official said on Tuesday Beijing will meet its pledge to have clean air for the Beijing Olympics. State Environmental Protection Administration Vice Minister Zhang Lijun told a news conference that measures to cut pollution in Beijing and surrounding areas meant the city would have no problem meeting its clean-air commitments. "After we implement all the measures, there is no problem for Beijing to meet the standards of air quality during the Olympic Games. We can deliver on the commitments of the Chinese government," Zhang said. Concerns about Beijing's pollution have dominated preparations for the games. Beijing has input more than 12 million yuan (1.69 million US dollars) in improving the air quality in the past years, and the number of "blue sky" days, or days with fairly good air quality, had increased to 246 last year from 100 in 1998, according to Zhang. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4872e5f2cfe48fda6c558e81af5b47c8 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork