The Future: six drivers of global change Part 146
Chris Buckley, "China Says Is Worlds Top Greenhouse Gas Emitter," Reuters, November 23, 2010.
336 China against dirty energy projects are growing
Keith Bradsher, "Budding Environmental Movement Finds Resonance Across China," New York Times, July 4, 2012.
337 gone up more than 150 percent, surpa.s.sing
Goldman Sachs, "Sustainable Growth in China: Spotlight on Energy," August 13, 2012, http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/topics/environment-and-energy/sustainable-growth-china.html.
338 70 percent of its energy from coal
"Coal Industry in China-Coal Accounts for About 70% of Chinas Total Energy," BusinessWire, December 14, 2011.
339 to a level three times that of U.S. coal consumption
Goldman Sachs, "Sustainable Growth in China: Spotlight on Energy," August 13, 2012, http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/topics/environment-and-energy/sustainable-growth-china.html.
340 two and a half times more than the U.S.
Osamu Tsukimori, "China Overtakes j.a.pan as Worlds Top Coal Importer," Reuters, January 26, 2012.
341 is equivalent to all of the U.S. annual consumption
Mikkal Herberg, New America Foundation, "Chinas Energy Rise and the Future of U.S.-China Energy Relations," June 21, 2011, http://newamerica.net/publications/policy/china_s_energy_rise_and_the_future_of_us_china_energy_relations.
342 though many experts are skeptical about their ability to stay within the cap
Susan Kraemer, "China to Simply Cap Coal Use Within 3 Years," Clean Technica, March 8, 2012, http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/08/china-to-simply-cap-coal-use-within-3-years/.
343 first decade of this century, and is now second only
Herberg, "Chinas Energy Rise and the Future of U.S.-China Energy Relations."
344 Saudi Arabias oil exports to China
Ibid.
345 will import three quarters of its oil within the next two decades
U.S. Energy Information Agency, "Country a.n.a.lysis: China," September 4, 2012, http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=CH.
346 engagement with oil-rich countries in the Middle East and Africa
Ibid.
347 Chinese became the largest investor in Iraqs oilfields
Ibid.
348 energy consumption in China is only a fraction
Heather Billings and Sisi Wei, "Chinas Energy Grab," Washington Post, October 30, 2011.
349 per capita CO2 emissions are approaching those of Europe
Duncan Clark, "Average Chinese Persons Carbon Footprint Now Equals Europeans," Guardian, July 18, 2012.
350 letting all energy prices float further upward to global market levels
Keith Bradsher, "China Sharply Raises Energy Prices," New York Times, June 20, 2008.
351 lagging behind other leading global economies
Danielle Kurtzlaben, "China, European Countries Best U.S. on Energy Efficiency," U.S. News & World Report, July 12, 2012.