China’s population of 1.3bn is about four times that of the US, however, each Chinese citizen uses only 25% of the energy consumed by each individual in the US.
Boosting investment in conservation, restoration and management of natural ecosystems will provide the most effective way to slow down climate change and accelerate sustainable development, according to a report released by UNEP in 2009 where the major target was “ Safeguarding and restoring carbon in three systems – forests, peatlands and agriculture – in the coming decades that would reduce well over 50 gigatonnes of carbon emissions that would otherwise enter the atmosphere”.
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