Business as usual in China would lead to 2.7C rise by 2050 even if all other countries slash emissions, says energy assistant
A worker at a Chinese cement factory. Cement is in demand in China, but produces 5% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Photograph: /Reuters
China must be far more ambitious in tackling climate change if the international community wants to prevent calamitous levels of global warming, a senior US official told counterparts in Beijing today.
David Sandalow, assistant secretary of state for energy, said the continuation of business as usual in China would result in a 2.7C rise in global temperatures by 2050 even if every other country slashed greenhouse gas emissions by 80%.
"China can and will need to do much more if the world is going to have any hope of containing climate change," said Sandalow, who is in Beijing as part of a high-level negotiating team that aims to find common ground ahead of the crucial Copenhagen summit at the end of this year.
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