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Carbon Emissions from China Higher than Reported

Annika Tostengard — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 05:18:44 +0000

Recent reports that China’s carbon emissions from burning coal are declining may have been premature, according to new numbers released by the Chinese government. The numbers show that China has not reduced its emissions at all and is actually burning 17% more coal than what was previously reported. The New York Times writer who first reported news of the […]

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China’s Energy Data Reporting Flawed, Emissions Much Higher Than Previously Estimated

Guest Contributor — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:19:36 +0000

A new analysis reports that China’s carbon emissions could be 20% higher than earlier expectations, which suggest that there is a very high rate of climate change due to this. As it emerges as one of the newest superpower countries in the world, China is now the world’s top contributor of greenhouse gases, which triggers […]

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