In energy and the environment:

--Both sides signed a memorandum of understanding strengthening cooperation in the area of biomass resources conversion for fuel, and negotiated a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on combating illegal logging and associated trade in order to promote sustainable forest management.

-- China will develop and implement a nationwide program on SO2 emission trading in the power sector, and the U.S. will provide technical assistance for this program, as well as for basic water management programs and for adopting clean fuels and vehicle policies.

-- Both sides reaffirm their commitment "to reduce, or as appropriate, eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers to environmental goods and services" in the WTO.