CLEAN ENERGY FACTS

Adding carbon to the atmosphere accelerates global warming.

30% of the world’s energy consumption and carbon emissions are caused by the United States, which contains only 5% of the world's population.

If ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica were to melt, then the world’s sea level will rise 55 feet and displace 600 million people.





China’s Energy Dilemma

China is now the world’s largest source of carbon dioxide emissions.

China’s network of new coal-powered plants emits a steady outpouring of soot, sulfur dioxide, and other pollutants.

25% of the particulate pollution in Los Angeles originated in China!

Between 2010 and 2025 China’s energy consumption will double unless new energy policies are adopted.

100 million new automobiles will go into operation on Chinese roads over the next 7-10 years.

Pollution kills 450,000 people per year in China, making it the number one cause of death.

90% of the ocean’s big fish are now gone, primarily because of overfishing to supply the massive global demand to which China contributes greatly.