China seen topping U.S. carbon emissions in 2007.
China is on course to overtake the United States this year as the world's biggest carbon emitter, estimates based on Chinese energy data show, potentially pressuring Beijing to take more action on climate change.
China's emissions rose by some 10 percent in 2005, a senior U.S. scientist estimated, while Beijing data shows fuel consumption rose more than 9 percent in 2006, suggesting China would easily outstrip the U.S. this year, long before forecasts.
China received a special dispensation from the Kyoto protocols because their economy is relatively young. But China is so big and is growing so fast that it won't be long before their emissions dwarf those of the rest of the world, even on a historical scale.
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