Exports generate almost a quarter of Chinese emissions

James S Murray
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Western companies are indirectly responsible for a large chunk of China's carbon footprint

The developed world is indirectly responsible for almost a quarter of China's carbon emissions, according to a new report from climate change research group the Tyndall Centre. The research used emissions...

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