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Environment & Energy

Yo_Mama

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2. I don't think this is a fair measurement

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2013, 11:01 PM

May 2013

Much of the energy increase in China was derived from new manufacturing (although by no means all). Since a lot of that manufacturing output is shipped elsewhere, the net increase of energy consumption is far less than it appears.

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Changing per capita energy consumption around the world [View all] GliderGuider May 2013 OP

we shipped a lot of our manufacturing to China over that period, with it went the energy use corkhead May 2013 #1

I don't think this is a fair measurement Yo_Mama May 2013 #2

Whoa, did someone mention consumption? Iterate May 2013 #3

Well played pscot May 2013 #4

+1 GliderGuider May 2013 #5