United States: A Climate Revolution
A vast country, the United States might suffer from many aspects of climate change. Already, heat waves, droughts, and storms have increased.
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A vast country, the United States might suffer from many aspects of climate change. Already, heat waves, droughts, and storms have increased.
Only economic growth will allow India to lift more than 300 million 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 world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide. U.S. President Bush opposes the Kyoto Protocol. Still, the country has the potential of becoming a green leader. See how U.S. Americans are addressing the threat of 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.
