China surpasses the U.S. as world's biggest polluter

How does global warming relate to China's booming economy?

clipped from news.yahoo.com Group: China tops world in CO2 emissions China has overtaken the United States as the world's top producer of carbon dioxide emissions It's an expression of their fast industrial production activities and their fast development China, which relies on coal for two-thirds of its energy needs and makes 44 percent of the world's cement, produced 6.23 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2006. Chinese environmental officials have said that while total emissions are going up, they are still less than one quarter of those of the United States on a per capita basis. This month, China unveiled its first national program to combat global warming with promises to rein in greenhouse gas production. It outlined steps the country would take to meet a previously announced goal of improving energy efficiency in 2010 by 20 percent over 2005's level. Economic development is a priority for China, but efforts would be made to raise awareness about global warming.