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China Surpasses U.S. in Renewable Energy Investments[http://www.tableausoftware.com/blog/china-and-renewable-energy][http://www.renewable-energy-news.info/china-surpasses-united-states-renewable-energy-investments/]<br><br>
China Surpasses U.S. in Renewable Energy Investments[http://www.tableausoftware.com/blog/china-and-renewable-energy][http://www.renewable-energy-news.info/china-surpasses-united-states-renewable-energy-investments/]<br><br>
== Inhibitors ==
1)China's poor human rights record.<br><br>
2)The absolute poor have concentrated around in Beijing <br><br>
3)As industry rapidly expands, the city faces a growing problem with pollution
  Pollution is not Beijing's only problem. The city's streets are clogged with
  an ever-growing numbers of cars.
  On the western edge of the city stands one of the worst culprits, the
  massive  Capital Iron and Steel complex, whose smelters belch vast
  quantities of pollution into the air every day. .
4.China urbanization rate will reach 50% by 2020 and the car market will still increase.<br><br>
5.China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest consumer of energy, according to preliminary data from the IEA[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/datablog/2010/aug/03/us-china-energy-consumption-data]<br><br>
6. Expected China total peak production: 2015-2020 <br>
The People's Republic of China is the worlds largest coal extractor and has the second largest reserves after the United States. The Energy Watch Group predicts that the Chinese reserves will peak around 2015.The EWG also predicts that the recent steep rise in production will be followed by a steep decline after 2020. The US Energy Information Administration projects that China coal production will continue to rise through 2030.<br><br>


== Paradigms: ==
== Paradigms: ==

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