China’s Carbon Emissions (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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China's energy consumer status globally
China's energy consumer status globally
World's largest energy consumer
China's emissions change 1990-2011
China's emissions change 1990-2011
Trebled (multiplied by 3)
Coal's % of China's total energy supply
Coal's % of China's total energy supply
Two-thirds (66%)
Coal's pollution status among fossil fuels
Coal's pollution status among fossil fuels
Most polluting fossil fuel
China's share of world steel production
China's share of world steel production
50% of world's steel
Coal needed per tonne of steel
Coal needed per tonne of steel
0.7 tonnes of coal
% of world's coal used by China's steel industry
% of world's coal used by China's steel industry
7% of all world's coal
Low-carbon alternatives for steel production
Low-carbon alternatives for steel production
No viable alternatives currently exist
Cumulative emissions: China vs USA/Europe (250 years)
Cumulative emissions: China vs USA/Europe (250 years)
China's contribution considerably lower
Who benefits from Chinese manufacturing emissions?
Who benefits from Chinese manufacturing emissions?
Global consumers who purchase the goods