news.independent.co.uk — Tell any Beijinger that the International Energy Agency believes China will overtake the United States as the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide either this year or next, and they will not be surprised.
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Closed AccountApr 25, 2007
Way to go, China. Even San Francisco isn't gaying up the planet as much as you.
theungodApr 25, 2007
Per capita is not the proper indicator here, GNP, as mentioned above by doodlebumm, is correct. If we're polluting the same, but producing 8 times more, then who's the more wasteful country?
djrippleApr 25, 2007
No, the proper indicator is that the there are mostly American companies in China, producing products for USA and China. Nobody here on Digg has worldwide authority to change Chinese environmental policy, so you should turn your attention to your own daily consumption, which causes pollution, but that's applying Chinese philosophy to the mostly American Digg crowd.. probably way over your head.. like.. the... smog....
arpadApr 25, 2007
Never mind that on any given day Wallmart does more to drag China out of the s**t-hole that communism buried it in then all the presumptuous, self-involved greenie-weenies on the planet ever have.
misfit410Apr 26, 2007
"Its a pollutant to anything that doesn't process chlorophyll.If you think otherwise, you're education was a complete waste of money."If you want to insult someones education, you might want to remember enough of your own to tell the differentbetween "your" and "you're" genius.But good job, you just solved global warming, more plants.
vikingcoderApr 26, 2007
I was asking for any references you had to back up *your* claim. "Just F'ing Google It" is the answer given to people who want you to do their work for them. Providing references is the job of the person making the claim.Google: recycling energy savings<a class="user" href="http://www.nrdc.org/cities/recycling/recyc/recytbls.asp">http://www.nrdc.org/cities/recycling/recyc/recytbls.asp</a>Material - % Reduction of energy (relative to energy required for virgin production)---Aluminum: 95Paper: 26 - 45 (depending on type)Glass: 31Steel: 61Plastic: 57 - 74 (depending on type)As for your anecode... How dare they make plastic recycling bins out of recycled plastic!
gbroApr 26, 2007
After running a simulation, the answer to this pollution in China is "reduce number of Chinese". Oops, didn't set up parameters correctly.Seriously though, I agree with Hobbers that a better way of showing pollution levels is by geographical area and not per person.
goodoldharrisApr 26, 2007
The problem is, the dirtiest jobs of the world's economy get handed to developing countries, so rich nations can stay clean. At the moment, China's doing a lot of the dirty work of the world economy. Consumers in the rich world benefit hugely from this. It's plays a big part in our high standard of living. Take a look at where your iPod, your computer, and your shoes and your t-shirts were made. The point is that the economies of rich and poor nations are connected. And the idea that we shouldn't stop polluting until they do is a bad one. Pollution is everyone's problem.It's sad and unproductive that every discussion like this immediately becomes a USA vs China bashing match. They're only flags, people. And no matter what color your flag and no matter how much you wave it, most of the people who run your government would use you as fodder in half-a-second if it would put more money in their private bank accounts.
kbroApr 26, 2007
Don't worry, magicjava.America is still #1. America is the #1 country which the jealous love to hate.