‘BEIJING \u2014 The United States and China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, announced plans for a joint clean energy research center Wednesday as the American commerce secretary appealed to Beijing to avoid imposing trade barriers on green technology.’<\/p>\n
And an alarming factoid: <\/p>\n
‘If China fails to use more renewable sources, the “amount of carbon
\nChina emits in the next 30 years will equal all the carbon the U.S. has
\nemitted in the life of the country,” Chu said in a speech to students
\nat Beijing’s Tsinghua University.’<\/p>\n