Average Chinese person's carbon footprint now equals European's

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The per capita emissions of the world's largest national emitter is almost on a par with the European average, new figures show

The average Chinese person's carbon footprint is now almost on a par with the average European's, figures released on Wednesday reveal. China became the largest national emitter of CO2 in 2006, though...

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