A senior Chinese official called on the international community to build a mechanism on technology development and transfer to address climate change problems on Thursday.

Xie Zhenhua, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) deputy head, said "the core of the mechanism is technology transfer, including sufficient funds to support the transfer".

Xie made the remarks at a two-day Forum on Climate Change and Science and Technology Innovation opened here Thursday when sharing the Chinese government's ideas and proposals on how to promote international technology transfers on climate change issue.

Science and Technology Minister Wan Gang said China has allocated seven billion yuan to save energy and reduce emission as well as to address climate change during the 11th five-year program (2006 to 2010).

"This fund has helped the country to greatly increase its ability to save energy and reduce emission and enhanced its scientific research on climate change," Wan said.

China has signed 103 scientific cooperation agreements with 97 countries and climate change is the top priority of bilateral cooperation of China with other countries, Wan said.

(Xinhua News Agency April 24, 2008)