"But you looked at figures of the UK for the last year, one third of the UK’s growth was from the green economy, many of the other part of economy shrank," Edwards added, saying "It employed 4 percent as 1 in every 25 people. It worth 200 billion dollars a year.”

More than 3,000 international political and business leaders from over 40 countries and regions attended the conference.

The conference, an international and professional session launched in China, aims at promoting a green development mode in the course of human activities by joint efforts from walks of life.

Presidium and invited VIPs at the Round-table meeting Nov. 17, 2012. The conference lasts from Nov. 17 to 18, 2012. Its topic is Future Momentum towards Economic Prosperity: Green and Sustainable Development, and the sub-topic is Post Rio+20 Summit: Outlook. [Xinhua]