Posted by Matt in June 11th, 2008 |
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If China were to follow the U.S. in individual demand on natural resources, it would need the available capacity of the entire planet, the report issued by WWF in Beijing said.
China uses 15 percent of the world’s total biological capacity—resources such as water, land and timber, the report said.
“In the next 10 to 20 years, [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 |
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The growing thirst for oil in China and India is well known. However, this global surge in demand is being led by oil producers that are emerging as significant consumers, too, undermining their capacity to export when global supplies are tightening.
“Consumption is cannibalising their export capacity,” Jeff Rubin, an oil analyst for CIBC World Markets [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 |
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But at the same time, the economies of China and India have continued growing, which accelerates the consumption of petroleum-related products and increases the amount and quality of food each person eats. These three facts have conspired to produce a global shortage of crude oil which has exacerbated the world’s inability to feed itself. If [...]
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