Not to be left out of the climate crusade, China has done a 180° on its approval of 13 small coal-power plants. Larger centralized plants, according to officials, consume less power and discharge less net pollutants. As they edge ever closer to taking the top spot as the worlds most polluting country, the Chinese government seems determined not to appear as unresponsive to world sentiment as the US -- yet I'm not sure whether Chinese internet users can legally access this website.China's ambitious plan to cut emissions by 10% from 2006-2010 is already looking improbable at best -- although cutting down on coal consumption would obviously help. While they seem to be making an effort, with its economy growing exponentially, it looks like China will opt out of mandatory caps of greenhouse gases in Bali. Of course, so is the US -- how do we keep ending up on the same side of the debate with the Chinese?
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