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The Big China Climate Threat

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Jan 19, 2013
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Despite having become the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases nearly two years ago, China is at least another 17 years away from peak emissions, according to a new report by the HSBC Climate Change Team, issued late last year.

"The 18th Party Congress highlighted trading of various environmental commodities – energy savings, carbon emission right…

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