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China's Engine of Environmental Collapse (Paperback)
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China's Engine of Environmental Collapse (Paperback)
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As the world hurtles towards environmental oblivion, China is
leading the charge. The nation's CO2 emissions are more than twice
those of the US with a GDP just two-thirds as large. China leads
the world in renewable energy yet it is building new coal-fired
power plants faster than renewables. The country's lakes, rivers,
and farmlands are severely polluted yet China's police state can't
suppress pollution, even from its own industries. This is the first
book to explain these contradictions. Richard Smith explains how
the country's bureaucratic rulers are driven by
nationalist-industrialist tendencies that are even more powerful
than the drive for profit under 'normal' capitalism. In their race
to overtake the US they must prioritise hyper-growth over the
environment, even if this ends in climate collapse and eco-suicide.
Smith contends that nothing short of drastic shutdowns and the
scaling back of polluting industries, especially in China and the
US, will suffice to slash greenhouse gas emissions enough to
prevent climate catastrophe.
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