JUST as sports fans care deeply about their team’s position in the league, countries feel the same about their economic ranking. In 2007, there was much leapfrogging in league tables, with America often a loser to China. China's exports exceeded America’s for the first time last year. Yet more table-topping is expected in 2008. However, China may be less proud to overtake America as the world’s largest carbon-dioxide emitter. But measured per person, the average Chinese will be responsible for much lower emissions than the average American.
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This graph that was found on the Economist web site talking of China passing the United States in exports, a huge achievement for the country, but it comes at a heavy price and this is why this graph is so significant because China has become the worlds largest producer of CO2 due to its rather large spike of in CO2 omissions, due to its amazing growth during this decade and the Chinese government is not happy about becoming the worlds biggest polluter
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