web.mit.edu — The problem isn't in the technology, it's the operations A detailed analysis of powerplants in China by MIT researchers debunks the widespread notion that outmoded energy technology or the utter absence of government regulation is to blame for that country's notorious air-pollution problems.
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albumenOct 7, 2008
I think he means emission controls
Closed AccountOct 7, 2008
You think the Chinese give a flyinf f**k about their people? They know it and now the world knows it. It would sure suck if something happened to their ruler...
Closed AccountOct 7, 2008
Even so, China's per capita emission is still lower than Europe and US for many years to come.
gavinhudsonOct 7, 2008
Very well said.
mrignsOct 7, 2008
There you go, state capitalism is bad
blacksothOct 7, 2008
Wealthier nations usually have already benefitted economically by polluting first and then fixing it later. These same nations go to developing nations and advocate environmental restrictions immediately. Rightly or wrongly, those developing nations interpret it as a way of controlling their economic growth and reject what they perceive as hypocripsy. So it's hard to convince them that the environmental problems are real and important and not just a political tool to restrict the countrys' growth.
mathOct 8, 2008
This is true. China is currently the world's largest consumer of solar panels.