Only economic growth will allow India to lift hundreds of millions of its citizens out of extreme poverty. But rapid Indian development also increases pressure on the global climate. How will India face this dilemma?
Britain has responded to the challenge of climate change with innovative policymaking and investment. Can it really make a change without damaging its economy?
Plagued by famine just a few decades ago, China has managed to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. The price, however, has been environmental degradation. To survive, China will have to overcome its addiction to cheap and dirty coal.
Germany has long seen itself as cutting-edge when it came to environmental protection. The German public is now discovering, however, that the country is not quite as "green" as it hoped.
The United States is the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Still, the country boasts some of the most active climate scientists, organizations, and politicians committed to fighting global warming.
Brazil is the unchallenged biofuels leader. No other industrialized country emits less CO2 to produce energy. But with miles of rainforest lost every day, Brazil’s climate record is still far from perfect.
