China, which continues its economic and demographic development will eventually be the first polluter of the planet
The International Energy Agency estimates that China and India will together overtake the United States (the leading polluter) around 2015.
While environmental management remains an opaque problem in China, as evidenced by the recent benzene pollution of the Songhua River, this country is increasingly turning to renewable energies as a back-up solution to its development.
Chinese coal power station