Green giants? - The UK is working with India and China to develop green technologies, belying the perception of Asia as a runaway threat to the climate

摘要

IN THE DIREST predictions of environmental meltdown, the spectres of China and India frequently loom large. Respectively the planet's most populous countries, their rapid industrialisation, spiralling energy demand and increasing appetite for the luxuries of the West, will, we are often told, negate and outweigh the climate-saving efforts of the rest of the world.