Chinas Clean Revolution

New report released in Beijing by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, founder of the ’Breaking the Climate Deadlock’ initiative. "China is taking advantage of the green technology revolution that the challenge of climate change provides". Blair writes:

"If the 20th century was dominated by the West, the 21st will
undoubtedly be the century of the East. Already in the last
decade China and the countries of the Asia Pacific region have
made a huge impact on our global economic growth, trade and
employment. And China has led the way. Startling modern cities,
a new breed of entrepreneurs and the magnificent 2008 Olympic
Games are all testament to this leadership. During my ten years
in office, China’s economic growth and its mounting influence
on world affairs were inescapable.

The other big trend of the early 21st century has been our
growing understanding of the risk that climate change poses to
us, with impacts that if left unchecked will seriously undermine
our efforts to end poverty and sustain growth, maybe forever.
Alongside this, there has been an incipient, but definitely
noticeable, shift towards a lower carbon green economy. All
around the world, businesses are investing in clean energy, low
emissions vehicles and efficient new buildings and appliances.

This report, ‘China’s Clean Revolution II: Opportunities for a low
carbon future’, brings these two trends together, showing how
China is fast becoming the global leader in this new range of low
carbon products and services and highlights its huge potential
for further growth."