ENEP426 Chapter Notes - Chapter 30: Clean Development Mechanism, Kyoto Protocol, Global Issue

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Energy and Environmental Policy
• Course: ENEP426
• Professor: Scattone Raymond

Document Summary

Harris chapter 30 climate change and the new china. Since its opening to world in late 1970s china has become connected to world economy and their society has been transformed. China rapidly become new epicenter of environmental destruction, most of their waterways polluted, cities in smog, and people suffering effects of all kinds of severe pollution. China"s energy consumption and contribution to climate change. Energy use has doubled since 1980s and predicted to double again by 2025. Inefficient use of energy by international standards. Ratio of energy consumption to gdp is twice india"s, more than double us"s and. 2/3rds of china"s energy comes from coal the dirtiest fossil fuel and primary source of anthropogenic carbon emissions. Largest consumer and producer of coal with coal use increasing 13%/ year on avg. China"s cd emissions over the coming quarter century will most likely be twice those of all developed countries together.