China To Begin Submitting Air Pollution Reports 176
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from the everything-counts-in-large-amounts dept.
from the everything-counts-in-large-amounts dept.
smitty777 writes "China will start to publish air pollution reports, possibly in response to reports from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing which has been publishing its own data. This report is significant in that it's based on the PM2.5 standard, which measures the more harmful particles that are less than 2.5 microns. This comes on the heels of a separate report that lists China as the worst polluter worldwide. According to this report, China now produces 6,832 m tons of CO2, a 754% increase since 1971. While the U.S. is in second at 5,195 m, this represents an increase of only 21%. This article notes 'the rapid growth in emissions for China, India, and Africa. This will continue as their middle classes buy houses and vehicles. The growth in Middle East emissions is staggering, a reflection of their growing oil fortunes.' While we're on the subject of India, their pollution levels are thought to be responsible for a dense cloud of fog that is so thick it created a cold front, and is repsonsible for a number of deaths."
The USA in second place? (Score:3, Funny)
Our CO2 output has only grown 21% since 1970. We simply MUST do better.
With just a little more effort on each persons part, we can once again be in first place.
Re:Meanwhile... (Score:4, Funny)
The consensus is about the earth getting hotter, which would make sense since we're going away from an ice age, not toward one.
B-b-but it's cold outside right now! I mean, really cold! My anecdotal experience therefore proves science is wrong! And if science is wrong even once, it's wrong all the time!