The Economist (August 10)
2013/ 08/ 10 by jd in Global News
China’s emissions are a worldwide concern. “Since 1990 the amount of CO2 pouring from Chinese smokestacks has risen from 2 billion tonnes a year to 9 billion—almost 30% of the global total. China produces nearly twice as much CO2 as America. It is no longer merely catching up with the West. The average Chinese person produces the same amount of CO2 as the average European.”