Klein meer in Xuzhou, China. Foto Wikimedia Commons
Door Stephanie van Strijen, de Volkskrant, 15 december 2011
Later toegevoegd:
China voorziet tekort aan voedsel en water door klimaatverandering
De Volkskrant, 18 januari 2012
China report spells out "grim" climate change risks
Door Chris Buckley, Reuters, 17 januari 2012
China’s Explosive Consumption of Coal
Door Stephen Lacey, Climate Progress, 21 december2011
[China's] use of coal has increased 500% since 1980. [...] Under a [...] business-as-usual scenario, the agency predicts China’s continued use of coal will increase carbon emissions so dramatically, the country’s climate pollution levels will double the U.S. in the next 15 years.
China has been deploying renewables at an astonishing pace. But its use of coal has far outpaced any sort of clean technologies being installed.
The Alarming Outlook for Urban Water Scarcity
Door Kevin Benfield, Climate Progress / NRDC Switchboard, 23 januari 2012
[...] By 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in conditions of absolute water scarcity, and 65 percent of the world’s population will be water stressed.
Zie ook m'n blognotities:
Waterschaarste China: ruim 150 miljoen mensen verhuizen
Het grimmige verloop van klimaatverandering
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