Comments on: China’s CO2 Emissions Now on a Par With Italy’s (Per Capita)

By: Marcacci Communications

Marcacci Communications — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:57:34 +0000

[…] the world’s most important players on a global emissions treaty. China’s CO2 emissions have spiked with economic growth, and it now has higher per-capita emissions than the EU and greater overall emissions than the US. […]

By: China Will Create Emission Trading System, Link to European Union

China Will Create Emission Trading System, Link to European Union — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:36:22 +0000

[…] of the world’s most important players on a global emissions treaty. China’s CO2 emissions have spiked with economic growth, and it now has higher per-capita emissions than the EU and greater overall emissions than the US. […]

By: China to Simply Cap Coal Use Within 3 Years - CleanTechnica

China to Simply Cap Coal Use Within 3 Years - CleanTechnica — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:22:34 +0000

[…] at the National Energy Administration (NEA), in attempting to grow the world’s fastest growing economy sustainably, have decided on a new way to reduce carbon emissions. Set an absolute cap for coal use […]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:34:00 +0000

We need to get coal off all our grids. CCS is not a solution, it’s nothing more than a stalling technique.

Coal, if we do honest accounting, is our most expensive way to produce electricity. Here in the US we pay somewhere around $0.18/kWh in taxpayer dollars and health insurance premiums in addition to what we pay at the meter for coal-electricity. CCS would do nothing but make coal even more expensive.

The coal industry talks about CCS because it helps diffuse some of the pressure on their industry to just go away.

Wind is cheaper than coal. Geothermal is cheaper than coal. Solar is cheaper than coal.

Wind and solar along with the storage is cheaper than coal.

Put the money directly into clean energy. Time to quit supporting fossil fuels.

By: Coalportal

Coalportal — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:49:00 +0000

coal statistics would suggest the commodity isn’t going anywhere. Coal reports show if we have to live with it, we may as well reduce the impact of coal and CCS seems to be the best solution found to date. Cherry http://www.coalportal.comWhile for some an ideal world would see no reliance on coal industry to produce electricity,

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:52:00 +0000

You’re right – they have now signed it. Initially though, when Europe signed Kyoto and began their carbon reduction implementation, China did not sign on, and they didn’t really start cracking down on their own ambitious renewable plans till after the EU did. But now they have overtaken them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:50:00 +0000

hmm, i read that Australia passed up the U.S. in per capita emissions a couple years ago (http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/1804691/australia-tops-global-capita-carbon-emissions-report). has that switched back (not finding more current data anywhere)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:14:00 +0000

“…the Kyoto Accord, which China did not sign.”

The PRC did sign, and ratify, Kyoto. Didn’t commit them to do anything, but hey….

By: China Won’t Ape US in CO2 Levels as that Would be “World Disaster” | CleanTechnica

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:23:18 +0000

[…] actually act upon that intelligence.China’s annual emissions as of 2010 are at 6.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person, compared to the US figure of 16.9 tonnes. In its per capita emissions, China has now pulled alongside of Italy. At its current rate of growth, […]