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Pump Up the Volume China's carbon emissions highest in the world last year, study says |
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16 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:35 AM on 16 Jun 2008 China's carbon emissions were the highest in the world in 2007, exceeding those of its closest rival, the United States, by 14 percent, according to a new study from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. The NEAA also found in a study last year that China was the world's top polluter in 2006, a finding some other energy agencies disputed. However, the emissions incr ... |
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| Topics: China, climate, energy, news, United States (all these topics) |
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And They're Off China overtakes United States as world's biggest polluter, agency says |
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20 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| And They're Off China overtakes United States as world's biggest polluter, agency says The United States is no longer the world's biggest polluter. That honor goes to China, which emitted some 8 percent more carbon dioxide in 2006 than Bushland, according to the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. But on a per-person basis, Americans pollute roughly four to five times more than folks in China. And while the emissions ... |
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| Topics: China, climate, energy, news (all these topics) |
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Homeland Insecurity World's energy future looks dim, says new report |
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07 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Homeland Insecurity World's energy future looks dim, says new report A report issued today by the International Energy Agency says global demand for power could surge 53 percent by 2030 unless governments push clean, efficient energy. "The energy future we are facing today, based on projections of current trends, is dirty, insecure, and expensive," says Claude Mandil, IEA's executive director. The agency also says C ... |
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| Topics: China, climate, energy, news (all these topics) |
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