Written by John Moravec on Monday, January 16, 2006 at 13:40
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NewScientist reports:
Development giants China and India “hold the world in balance”, says a new report by a US environmental think tank.
“The choices these two countries make in the next few years will lead the world either towards growing ecological and political instability – or down a development path based on efficiency and better stewardship of resources,” says a report from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC, US.
The solution? A policy based on innovation.
But Flavin says countries like China and India have the chance to develop in a more benign way than already industrialised nations. “[By] leapfrogging today’s industrial powers, they can become world leaders in sustainable energy and agriculture within a decade,” he says.
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AMA citation:
Moravec J. NewScientist: China and India ‘hold the world in balance’. Education Futures. 2006. Available at: http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/01/16/newscientist-china-and-india-hold-the-world-in-balance/. Accessed May 17, 2008.
APA citation:
Moravec, John. (2006). NewScientist: China and India ‘hold the world in balance’. Retrieved May 17, 2008, from Education Futures Web site: http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/01/16/newscientist-china-and-india-hold-the-world-in-balance/
Chicago citation:
Moravec, John. 2006. NewScientist: China and India ‘hold the world in balance’. Education Futures. http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/01/16/newscientist-china-and-india-hold-the-world-in-balance/ (accessed May 17, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Moravec, J 2006, NewScientist: China and India ‘hold the world in balance’, Education Futures. Retrieved May 17, 2008, from <http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/01/16/newscientist-china-and-india-hold-the-world-in-balance/>
MLA citation:
Moravec, John. "NewScientist: China and India ‘hold the world in balance’." 16 Jan. 2006. Education Futures. Accessed 17 May. 2008. <http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/01/16/newscientist-china-and-india-hold-the-world-in-balance/>
