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1 2012 2 2015 , Rob Elsworth Kerry Hyndman, Chinese Tanker©, www.kerryhyndman.co.uk Sandbag Climate Campaign is a not-for-profit enterprise and is in registered as a Community Interest Company under UK Company Law. Co. No. 671444 3 1. 4 2. 6 3. 8 4. 15 5. 23 6. 28 4 1. 30 2011 2015 30 IEA 2009 41120 2013 2015 5 Partnership for Market Readiness 5 Asian Development Bank 2012 6 2. As much of the Western world is gripped by recession, fuelled by financial turmoil and market uncertainty, th China. Driven by increasing domestic demand and its traditional exports markets, it has so far managed to weather the global economic storm, achieving an annual GDP growth of 9.2 in 2011 1 . At the end of 2011, the central government confirmed it would maintain a in order to ensure economic consistency and stability in 2012 2 . ity to provide cheap goods for Western markets has paid dividends over the past 30 years 3 , helping to stoke the fires of a rapidly expanding economy. It is, however, becoming increasingly questionable whether this is a sustainable economic model for China. Being the engine room to the world brings with it increasingly unwelcome social, environmental and political problems. Problems both central and provincial governments have become acutely aware of in recent years. This has led to a concerted effort to change the economic model away from manufacturing focused exports, and towards a more balanced approach, with a greater emphasis on developing domestic markets, exploiting various emerging market opportunities, including nascent low carbon technologies. Results are starting to show with China now surpassing Europe and the USA investor in renewable energy 4- an area which, although primarily driven by energy security concerns, it believes to be an economic growth opportunity. In spite of this, when it comes to the environment, C remains overwhelmingly negative. Soaring emissions and an increasing dependency 5on a growing number of coal power stations leave little room for optimism. What must not be forgotten is the size of China and the speed at which its economy is developing. The Chinese State is a true giant of gargantuan proportions and its development, by its own admission, had been too fast 6 a low skilled labour and low resource efficiency, to a more sustainable and stable model is a truly daunting task, but one that should not be ignored. In terms of addressing climate change what happens in China matters. Why China Matters CO 2emissions currently in the atmosphere have stemmed from western industrialised nations, emissions from fast developing economies are rapidly catching up. It is increasingly obvious that a limited number of countries produce the overwhelming majority of current global CO 2emissions. Whilst not taking into account historic contributions, the atlas of pollution 7see Figure 1 very 1 The BBC. [Online] Available from http//www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16588410 [Accessed 17/01/2012] 2The Economist 17/12/2011 Prudent and Proactive China Unveils Its Economic Policy for 2012, Sort of. The Economist. [Online] Available from http// [Accessed 11/01/2012] 3Starting from the Ten Year National Economic Development Plan Outline for 1976-1985 4United Nations Environment Programme 2011 Global Trend in Renewable Energy Investment 2011. UNEP. [Online] Available from http//www.fs-unep-centre.org/publications/global-trends-renewable-energy-investment-2011 [Accessed 13/12/2011] 5U.S. Energy Ination Administration 20/12/2011 Rising Asian Demand Drives Global Coal Consumption Growth. U.S. Energy Ination Administration. [Online] Available from http//www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfmid4390 [Accessed 11/01/2012] 6 . Southern Weekly. [Online] Available from http// [Accessed 31/01/2012] 7Guardian. 2011 World Carbon Dioxide Emissions Data by Country China Speeds Ahead of the Rest. [Online] Available from http//www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jan/31/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-country-data-co2 [Accessed 28/08/2011] 7 s more, a 2011 report from the International Energy Agency IEA shows that two thirds of global emissions for 2009 originated from just ten countries, with China and the United States share far surpassing those of all others. Combined, these two countries alone produced 12bn tonnes/CO 2 , accounting for 41 of world CO 2emissions 8 . “ from a low skilled labour and resource intensive one, to one with a higher position in the value chain, which is particularly supportive of innovation and technology advancement. The 12 thFYG also seeks to red its citizens, especially through the provision of more social benefits and improvements of the social welfare system. These goals are best delivered through a more compatible political system better social management and public service providers, which still requires further re. Fundamentally, it seems that a consensus 14has been reached in Beijing that the system and institutions used to support the country during its economic boom can no longer sustain its 10P 2011 Review the 11 thFive-Year Guideline. Look forward to the 12 thFive- [Online] Available from http// [Accessed 25/09/2011] 11Zhao, X. Saturday 05/03/2011 The Thi . Beijing Evening News. p.14. [Online] Available from http// [Accessed 28/09/2011] 12Lu, Y. 10/10/2005 The Significance from Five-Year Plan to Five-Year Guideline [Online] Available from http// 10/10/content_3602338.htm [04/10/2011] 13Li, Z. 03/02/2010 Eight Instructions from Hu on Facilitating Economic Development Model 8 [Online] Available from http// [Accessed 02/10/2011] 14Gao, Y. 17/11/2011 - [Online] Available from http// [Accessed 29/01/2012]
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