Ethical Pros & Cons of a Slower Chinese Economy

Is the slowdown in China’s economy a good or bad thing, ethically? It’s bad for China’s poor, but good for the environment. So, on balance? >>>

Global emissions stall in 2014 following slowdown in China’s economy

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A slowdown in China’s economic growth helped the world to a pause in the upward rise in greenhouse gas emissions last year, according to data released on Friday.

China burnt less coal last year than expected, as the projected rise in its energy demand faltered along with the rise in its economic growth, and as the expansion of its renewable energy generation continued.

Emissions of carbon dioxide related to energy use were flat in 2014, compared with the previous year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. Previous pauses or falls in the upward march of global emissions, such as that experienced in 2009, were closely related to economic shocks….