China's ambitious growth plans unsustainable

If we are to consider an effective and fair formula to cut global emissions, then a truly level playing field based on several criteria is crucial.

A realistic formula will need to address the profits and gains made not only by corporations, but the producing countries own consumption and taking into consideration emission management that fails sustainable global benchmark standards.

Any solution must link emission related consumption and emission related production.

One cannot ignore the fact that the twin demons of global warming and global economic crisis are linked.

China and the future global economy

Regardless of the extent of cuts made by others, China's urbanisation and power generation expansion plans alone will not only counter that effect, it will substantially increase global warming.

It is now a matter of survival for several governments around the world as their populations demand domestic economic management capable of providing jobs and a liveable environment for future generations.

It is time to determine if the solution lies in maintaining corporate profits or constructing a sustainable blend of national growth within a new less ambitious but sustainable global economic model.

The global community needs to address a number of key questions:

1. Can China lead it out of the recession?
2. What options are available without China's recovery?
3. Can planet Earth survive China's massive grand expansion plans?

Is the global community capable of co-operating and adjusting to a lesser ambitious and more modest growth cycle so that planet earth can provide a liveable environment to sustain the future generations?