West “Responsible” For Third of China’s CO2 Emissions

About 9% of total Chinese emissions are the result of manufacturing goods for the US, while 6% come from producing goods for Europe, a new report finds. The new research shows that about a third of all Chinese carbon emissions between 2002 and 2005 — or half of its rise over that period — were the result of producing goods for export. In addition to green house gas emissions China destructs vast swathes of forest, which provide wood for US-bound furniture.