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Outsourcing manufacturing to China and the climate
2015-10-10 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: In a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists from three universities demonstrate that buying a product made in China causes significantly higher carbon dioxide emissions than purchasing the same product made elsewhere. The study, titled "Targeted opportunities to address the climatetrade dilemma in China," is available here. "The amazing increase in Chinese manufacturing over the past 15 years has driven the world economy to new heights and supplied consumers in...
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China and Europe's outsourcing of soy production impacts the Amazon
2014-08-14 21:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Soy consumption in China and Europe is having significant ecological impacts in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, finds a study published in Environmental Research Letters. The research, led by Michael Lathuillire from the University of British Columbia, used five footprint indicators - forests, land, carbon, water, and nutrients - to evaluate the environmental implications of Mato Grosso's soy production and exports during the 2000s. They found that the soy sector was associated with 65 percent...
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China outsourcing smog to West region stirs protest
2014-03-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Chinas leaders want to lift the gray blanket of deadly smog that often chokes Beijings residents by shifting power plants to the less populated western part of the country inhabited by minorities. Thats turning into a nightmare for Ani Yetahon who lives in Oriliq, a village about 1,800 miles from the capital where some residents still walk to the well for their water. Ever since a $2.1 billion plant that converts coal into natural gas began operating in August on a hill above his village, the...
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China is outsourcing carbon
2013-06-10 22:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In the wake of concerns over climate change and other emergent environmental issues, both individuals and governments are examining the impact of consumer and producer behavior and policies. In two new studies, three researchers from the University of Maryland's Department of Geographical Sciences publish groundbreaking findings on the environmental impact of globalization, production and trade on both regional and international scales. Professor Klaus Hubacek and researchers Yang Yu and Kuishuang...
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