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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China's Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to a new analysis on the gargantuan global infrastructure project released Monday.
The massive network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe will see trillions invested in new infrastructure across 126 countries.
While the Chinese state is putting up a significant part of the cash, the project will also see other national and private-sector investment, and opponents warn of its devastating environmental impact.
An analysis of the possible carbon footprint of infrastructure development in Belt and Road (BRI) countries said there was a significant risk of the initiative alone producing enough greenhouse gas emissions to derail the Paris climate goals.
The 2015 accord enjoins nations to cap temperature rises to "well below" two degrees Celsius (3.6 Farenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday September 03 2019, @01:42PM (1 child)
China built the Three Gorges Dam to provide green energy for its economy. Of course they had to wipe out a species of freshwater dolphin and countless cultural sites and a legendary landscape that inspired 4000 years of Chinese poets, artists, and writers to do it. They are all about saving the Earth as long as they can destroy it to get there.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 3, Informative) by RamiK on Tuesday September 03 2019, @09:58PM
Don't be a dumb-ass people were dying because of the floods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam#Floods,_agriculture,_industry [wikipedia.org]
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