Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

May 17, 2008 12:30:57 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Back to the grid

China to Top US in Energy Use, Pollution  

Posted Nov 8, 07 9:03 PM CST in World    Editor's Choice

(newser) – China will bypass the US to become the world’s top energy consumer by 2010, a new study says. Spurred by increased demand for natural resources, the country’s energy consumption will double in just 20 years to satisfy its booming economy, the BBC reports. To quench its thirst for fossil fuels, China is seeking relief in Africa and the Middle East.

And China’s expanding economy is letting off a little too much steam, the International Energy Agency says, predicting that China also will unseat the US as the world’s largest carbon polluter this year. Despite growing threats to the environment, Chinese authorities balk at energy efficiency initiatives from the West, reminding their critics that Chinese-produced goods often flow to Western markets, the BBC notes.

Sources BBC, Times (UK)

open commentscomments (0)

Editor Recommended

Experts: Solution to China's pollution problem blowing in the wind
AFP | Nov 7, 07

PetroChina worth $1 trillion, more than Exxon Mobil
Los Angeles Times | Nov 6, 07

Energy efficiency continually eludes China
Wall Street Journal | Nov 6, 07

Related News

  • China's CO2 Output Passes US

    Jun 20, 07 5:25 AM CDT
    China's CO2 Output Passes US China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest CO2 emitter. A Dutch study says China is coughing up 9% more fossil fuel into the air than last year, compared with a 1.4% increase from the superpower across the Pacific. And the trend is up: China's industry is growing so fast, it's building two new power stations a week to meet energy demands. More »

  • UN Report: Climate Change Will Hit Poor Hardest

    Apr 6, 07 8:46 AM CDT
    Expect floods, droughts, fires—and resulting starvation, conflict, and mass migration—as climate change becomes more pronounced, says a U.N. report released today. And expect the poor to get hit the hardest, as deserts get drier, deltas flood more often, and small islands are overwhelmed. More »

China to Top US in Energy Use, Pollution
A power plant belches smoke in Taiyuan, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)   (Associated Press)
China to Top US in Energy Use, Pollution
A Chinese woman waits for a bus in front of high rise buildings shrouded in a haze of smog, in Beijing, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)   (Associated Press)
China to Top US in Energy Use, Pollution
Smoke billows from a factory's chimneys in this March 20, 2007 photo, in Taiyuan, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)   (Associated Press)
China to Top US in Energy Use, Pollution
In this file photo from 2006, chimneys from a power plant spews out smoke in Jinan, eastern China's Shandong province. (AP Photo)   (Associated Press)
prev   next
play

Threads (1 of 2)

Tags

China  • global warming  • oil prices  • energy  • pollution  • fossil fuel  • renewable energy  • PetroChina  • International Energy Agency



Related Threads: Climate Change, China's Boom Economy

Next story from this section »

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other World Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »