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Hu gets casual over energy

The start of the Chinese summer saw Chinese President Hu Jintao shed his suit and tie to address a conference of similarly attired officials, in an attempt to encourage energy conservation by turning down air-conditioning. China’s leaders also attended a standing committee meeting in casual clothes for the first time ever, and central government offices spent a day without air-conditioning. On one day in Beijing, temperatures hit 37 degrees, lifting electricity consumption to 11.22 million kilowatts, the highest ever recorded. The State Council has ruled that big buildings must not set their air-conditioning below 26 degrees Celsius.