China Overtakes the U.S. in Energy Consumption

A recent post by Michael Klare, energy expert, tells the story of a rising China--a nation that has exceeded the U.S. in its consumption of energy. In "China, Energy, and Global Power," Klare outlines the repercussions of this startling new development. He writes,
"One can read this development in many ways: as evidence of China's continuing industrial prowess, of the lingering recession in the United States, of the growing popularity of automobiles in China, even of America's superior energy efficiency as compared to that of China. All of these observations are valid, but all miss the main point: by becoming the world's leading energy consumer, China will also become an ever more dominant international actor and so set the pace in shaping our global future."
Which just goes to show that we are all connected and that our fate lies in our common understanding of the limits of our planet to absorb our many ambitious undertakings. For more on this, go to "China, Energy, and Global Power: Twenty-First Century Energy Superpower."