China overtakes U.S. as top CO2 emitter: Dutch agency
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China has overtaken the United States as the top emitter of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, because of surging energy use amid an economic boom, a Dutch government-funded agency said on Wednesday.
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By 2011 China will beat out India as the most popular offshoring destination, IDC says; other analysts disagree.
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China will host a meeting of top U.S. and  Asian energy officials next month, South Korea's energy  ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing steps up efforts to  co-ordinate consumer nation policy and rein in oil prices.
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China's online population has soared to 210 million people and could surpass the United States this year to become the world's biggest, the Chinese government said Friday.
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As the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the United States has come under heavy criticism, including from people who live almost on top of the world.
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China's top climate official said on Tuesday that Beijing is determined to curb the use of fossil fuels behind global warming, but deflected questions of whether the big emitter will accept caps on greenhouse gases.
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Germany defended its rank as top global exporter last year, beating a fast growing China for possibly the last time as it posted a sharp increase in its trade surplus on Friday.
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The main challengers to U.S. economic power &#151; Brazil, Russia, India and China &#151; have overtaken the United States in dominating the global energy industry, according to a new study by Goldman Sachs.
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Rising power China moved Monday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world&#39;s largest free trade area by 2010 - a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion
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Temperatures in China will keep rising this century because of increased energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, with warmer winters in North China being the most obvious signs, says a report.
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Crude oil futures rose to a record $55.39 a barrel in New York after the release of a report showing that the Chinese economy grew more than expected last quarter.
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Blog: China surpasses U.S. as worst greenhouse gas emitter, earlier than predicted.
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China has overtaken the United States as the world's top producer of carbon dioxide emissions &#151; the biggest man-made contributor to global warming &#151; based on the latest widely accepted energy consumption data, a Dutch research group says.
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China's annual economic growth surged to an 11-Â½ year high of 11.9 percent in the second quarter, cementing expectations for tighter policy to keep the world's fastest-growing major economy from overheating.
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China's top site has another big quarter.
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China's sizzling economy grew even faster in 2006 than previously reported, the government said Wednesday, moving it closer to overtaking Germany as the world's third-largest and possibly adding to fears of overheating.
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Rich nations are responsible for greenhouse gases fuelling global warming, China said on Tuesday, urging them to cut emissions and deflecting questions about whether Beijing will accept limits.