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China Eludes Greenhouse Limits

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China has paid a price for its rapid industrial expansion, heavy smog in the cities being the most obvious example.

There’s movement toward a global agreement on climate change, with the U.S. rescinding its demand that China commit to greenhouse gas emissions at the level of those in already-developed countries.

The Guardian:

Progress towards a global treaty to fight climate change took an important step forward today when the US said it would not demand that China commits to binding cuts of its greenhouse gas emissions.

The move came on the last day of the latest round of UN climate change talks involving 183 nations, which aim to produce a deal in Copenhagen in December.

Jonathan Pershing, head of the US delegation in Bonn, said developing nations—seeking to grow their economies and alleviate poverty—would instead be asked to commit to other actions. These include boosting energy efficiency standards and improving the take-up of renewable energy, but would not deliver specific reductions. He said: “We’re saying that the actions of developing countries should be binding, not the outcomes of those actions.”

Only developed nations, including the US, would be expected to guarantee cuts. The pledge was included in a US blueprint for a climate change deal submitted to the Bonn meeting, which Pershing said was based on the need for the rich nations to cut greenhouse gases 80% by 2050.

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By Jaded Prole, June 14 at 4:56 pm #

A debtor, even if it has the moral authority, cannot dictate to its debtee. Maybe China will show us the way to a greener future and lay down the rules for our ecological policies, They may be a dictatorship but they are not one of corporations.

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By Folktruther, June 13 at 4:05 pm #

Diamond is quite right; also Chinese cars are less polluting. this piece is the usual attempt of American media, including the fake Progressive media, to disguise the fact that the chief polluter in the world is the USA, who has fought world attempts to restrict pollution.

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By diamond, June 12 at 5:22 pm #

China is about to build the biggest wind farm in the world and they are also heavily involved in solar energy and solar technology. They may be a big part of the problem but they are also evolving into a big part of the solution. And knowing the Chinese they will soon be exporting both wind and solar technology all over the world because they understand that a country that stops manufacturing and producing ‘things’ will find itself in a downward spiral. It’s a pity the west forgot this and it’s a pity they listened to liars on both climate change and the economy.

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