China plans a big push to increase the installed capacity of wind power this year, with offshore facilities getting top priority, a senior official said.
"Major cities and regions where smog is frequent should be the focus (of air pollution control), and control of PM2.5 and PM10 should be a key task," said a statement.
China will aim to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in its overall energy consumption to 10.7 percent in 2014.
China will look into establishing a nation-wide trading system for pollution permits as part of efforts to use market mechanisms to help clean up its environment.
The 2014 target for reduction of nitrogen oxide in the air has been set at 5 percent, a more aggressive level, Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou said.
A Chinese official said on Thursday the government will continue to fight against air, soil and water pollution with great determination.
China's 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have been set targets to reduce main air pollutants by 5 to 25 percent, in the country's latest effort to combat pollution.
The Guangdong government will soon implement its air-pollution action plan, made in line with the country's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan issued in September by the State Council.
China's improved air quality monitoring standards will apply in more cities from Wednesday, the latest effort to combat air pollution.
China Wednesday promised to adopt "the strictest" environment and energy policies as it has lagged behind in terms of four binding environmental targets set for 2015.
China's Standardization Administration announced on Wednesday a stricter quality standard for gasoline to reduce vehicle emissions.
Authorities in Heilongjiang province vowed on Monday to try to get rid of heavy pollution in 2017.
Beijing will increase non-residential garbage disposal fees starting on Jan 1 in an attempt to reduce the capital's amount of garbage.
Setting off fireworks will be banned during the coming Spring Festival whenever air pollution in the Chinese capital is serious.
Firework and firecracker celebrations will be banned in Beijing if serious air pollution is forecast for the upcoming Lunar New Year, a festival that features massive use of pyrotechnics.
Xie Zhenhua, head of China's delegation to the Warsaw Climate Change Conference reiterated on Wednesday the country's target of emission reduction, reassuring the world by its determination.
Energy-efficient technologies will be promoted in 20 brick manufacturing plants and 40 villages across China next year.
The frequent occurrence of extreme weather conditions in China has caused an average of more than 2,000 deaths and up to 200 billion yuan of economic loss.
China has decided not to press local governments located in ecologically fragile areas to pursue economic growth regardless of environment deterioration.
Cars will be allowed on the road only on alternate days during red alerts for air pollution in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, under measures the city government approved on Monday.
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