Clearing old slum dwellings to make way for modern apartment blocks in Suihua in northern China
In 2008 China officially became the worlds largest emitter of C02 greenhouse gases largely driven by its ever increasing demand for energy most of which is met by producing electricity from coal fired power stations A large part of China s carbon footprint is the construction industry In most cities they are tearing down the old slums and replacing them with modern high rise apartment blocks As they ever increasigly wealthy chinese families move into them their energy consumtion rises as they purchase TV s fridge s freezers etc all of which consume energy Suihua Heilongjiang province
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