Anecdotal story on Chinese young consumers
I don’t believe this is widespread. But relying on China’s relatively poor consumers to “save the word” is ludicrous.
The netbook revolution
This holiday season, have you bought a netbook?
Fortune Magazine reports on Asus' netbook revolution.
Some facts about climate change
Copenhagen climate conference is near. Here are some facts one should bear in mind.
source: Jørgen Delman
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Key variables |
China |
USA |
Japan |
|
Population (million) |
1,320 |
302 |
128 |
|
Per capita GDP (US$) (PPP) |
5,345 |
45,790 |
33,525 |
|
Energy use per unit of GDP (toe/ thousand US$) |
0.26 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
|
Per capita CO2eq emissions (2003 data; tons) |
3.2 |
19.5 |
9.8 |
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World gold rush continues…
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Obama commits on emission target
Obama pledges that the United States intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. Reports NYT.