China and Australia top list of 'carbon bomb' projects

Submitted by ysp013 on Sat, 05/09/2015 - 4:06pm

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China and Australia top a global list of planned oil, gas and coal projects that will act as "carbon bombs" and push the planet towards catastrophic climate change, a Greenpeace report warned on Tuesday.

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China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show

Submitted by ysp013 on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 6:36pm

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Adam Vaughan

China consumes nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined Photograph: US Energy Information Administration U.S. Energy Information Administration

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China now burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined.

The country's appetite for the carbon-intensive fuel rose by 9% in 2011, to 3.8bn tonnes, meaning it now accounts for 47% of worldwide coal consumption.

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Michael Russell

Submitted by Philosopher3000 on Thu, 02/19/2015 - 2:46pm

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Achim Steiner: shale gas rush 'a liability' in efforts slow climate change

Submitted by Philosopher3000 on Tue, 03/18/2014 - 9:47pm

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Suzanne Goldenberg in Half Moon Bay, California

Shale gas is drilled in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Steiner argues the rapid spread of natural gas is putting off the transition to low-carbon or zero-carbon fuels. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty

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UN's top environmental official says switch from coal to natural gas is delaying critical energy transition to renewables

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Can Smarter Growth Guide China’s Urban Building Boom?

Submitted by ward on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 2:31pm

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david biello

Can Smarter Growth Guide China’s Urban Building Boom?

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The world has never seen anything like China’s dizzying urbanization boom, which has taken a heavy environmental toll. But efforts are now underway to start using principles of green design and smart growth to guide the nation’s future development.

Coal money, generated by one of the world’s largest open-pit mines, has built a new Ordos, a municipality in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia.