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August 20, 2015

Climate: China's emissions overestimated, says study
Paris (AFP) Aug 19, 2015
The United Nations and other international bodies have vastly overestimated China's greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade or more, according to a study released Wednesday. In 2013, for example, China's total carbon emissions were 14 percent less than the figures used by the UN's panel of experts tasked with providing the scientific framework for global climate talks, the research showed. From 2000 to 2013, the country produced nearly three billion tonnes less carbon than previously thoug ... read more

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