Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: "We always work to combine energy development with conservation, and give top priority to conservation," he added. Hu told the business leaders that China has introduced a mid-and long-term energy conservation program, with the objective of saving 3 percent of energy every year by 2020, or 1.4 billion tons of standard coal in total savings.

told