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Something which is easily deduced from China having four times as many people as the US, larger emissions than the US, and the US having per capita emissions 3-5 times of that of France (or Sweden). I wouldn't be surprised if Chinese per capita emissions have risen above those of France or Sweden.

It's hard to find stronger evidence that the Chinese, no matter what they're saying, doesn't give a rats ass about CO2.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Fri Jun 19th, 2009 at 05:31:02 AM EST
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they're in a terrible bind. they've sold their own public on 'growth-at-any-cost', and now billions of people have had their expectations artificially raised.

interesting reflection on obama, who has done the same thing with respect to lefty desires for more human rights, social fairness.

both have reality's headlights bearing down on them.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Jun 19th, 2009 at 07:11:07 AM EST
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