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Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaging in environmental protection have been hailed as important players in making environment-friendly policies, a Chinese government official said Tuesday.

Zhou Jian, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, appraised the role of NGOs in China's environmental protection at an annual conference of Chinese NGOs opened here in Beijing.

Currently, there are over 2,700 environmental protection NGOs, which act as the bridge between government and people.

In 2004, Global Village of Beijing, an NGO in Beijing called on companies which used air conditioners in summer to set the temperature no lower than 26 degrees Celsius so as to save energy.

The move has gradually expanded its influence and the State Council, the cabinet, in early June issued a circular, ordering the temperature of all air-conditioned public rooms in government buildings to be kept at no lower than 2...

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