2017 is the year CO2 emissions by China are expected to exceed those of the United States. However, the average US resident emits 6 times the CO2 that the average Chinese resident does.
80 percent - Portion of electricity in China that comes from coal
50 percent - Portion of electricity in the US that comes from coal
10 percent- Portion of US power provided from hydro, biomass, solar, wind geothermal
03 percent - Portion of China power provide from hydro, biomass, solar, wind geothermal
15 percent - Portion of China power mandated by 2020 from those renewable sources.
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