China’s growth sums just don’t add up for the planet

China’s 1.3 billion (and counting) citizens are poised to transform the global landscape dramatically, both economically and ecologically.

Today, the United States dominates the world stage with military spending of over $400 billion a year, a GDP topping $11 trillion annually, and carbon dioxide emissions that far surpass those of any other nation on Earth. But all this is going to change.