Asia's greenhouse gas 'to treble' [View All]

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Asia's greenhouse gas emissions will treble over the next 25 years, according to a report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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It says that its estimate of future levels of greenhouse gas could even be an optimistic assessment.
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The report points out that China is already the world's fourth largest economy, and the number of cars and utility vehicles could increase by 15 times more than present levels to more than 190 million vehicles over the next 30 years.
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She made the call ahead of a report commissioned by the British government which said that rich nations must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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