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Some production activities are relocating from China and India to other developing countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, particularly for raw materials and intermediate goods production in energy-intensive sectors. It found that trade among developing nations—South-South trade—more than doubled between 2004 and 2011.

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Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. 2007); and predicted national data from the National Long-term Development Plan (NLDP) (2008?2050). Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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Emissions from OECD countries now account for only one third of global CO 2 emissions—the same share as that of China and India. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. India (6%). Coal consumption in China increased by 9.7%

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below the record 2008 figures. lower in 2009 than in 2008. China +8%, India +6.2%). The poor improvements in carbon intensity were caused by an increased share of fossil-fuel CO 2 emissions produced by emerging economies with a relatively high carbon intensity, and an increasing reliance on coal.

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Gigatonnes (Gt), a 5% jump from the previous record year in 2008, when levels reached 29.3 In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO 2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20% from natural gas. tonnes in India. However, on a per capita basis, OECD countries collectively emitted 10 tonnes, compared with 5.8

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Shell has published an update to its 2008 Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050. Emerging nations like China and India are going through materially intensive development and a tighter market will continue to put pressure on prices and generate volatility. Future generations may see 2008 as the turning point. Source: Shell.

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correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. Global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh The US has 1,750 MW of PV planned for 2011 and currently employs 100,000 people, more than coal mining or steel manufacturing.

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Ramanathan and Jessica Seddon Wallack, director of the Center for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and Research in Chennai, India. Black carbon is produced largely by diesel vehicles and the burning of biomass, including in cookstoves in developing countries like China and India. Wallack and Ramanathan.

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After falling 3% in 2008 and nearly 7% in 2009, largely driven by the economic downturn, energy-related CO 2 emissions do not return to 2005 levels (5,980 million metric tons) until 2027. Coal remains the dominant energy source for electricity generation because of continued reliance on existing coal-fired plants.

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More than 70% of all NGVs and one-half of all fuelling stations can be found in just five countries: Pakistan, Iran, Argentina, Brazil and India. They also emit less CO 2 per km than EVs in China, because of heavy reliance there on coal to produce electricity. million in 2008 to around 17 million in 2035. today and 1.9%

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. In addition, unconventional resources (including biofuels, oil sands, extra-heavy oil, coal-to-liquids, and gas-to-liquids) from both non-OPEC and OPEC sources are expected to become increasingly competitive in the reference case. million barrels per day.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. He was paid about $265,000 in 2008, and he lives in a BYD-owned apartment complex with other engineers.

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Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. The big threat will come from escalating military forces build up in China and India, and we will realize we lack the manpower to run our extensive and growing military complex as it is! Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Today, BYD employes 130,000 people in 11 factories, either in China and one each in India, Hungary and Rumania. That track record—and that potential—is what persuaded Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, to buy 10% of BYD last fall for $230 million. This could turn out to be one of Buffett’s very best deals.

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The amount of ice flowing out of Greenland during the summer of 2008 was nearly three times more than that lost during the previous year. World energy demand could nearly double by 2030, with China and India accounting for over half of the increase. China uses more coal than the U.S.,

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Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. The situation is the same for India. Reductions in Emissions.

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