China building more power plants

Article on the BBC News website.

Key points:

• John Ashton, the top climate change official at the UK Foreign Office, has said that China is now building about two power stations every week.

• A new report suggested that China may have already become the world's biggest polluter - much earlier than expected. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency said China's CO2 emissions had risen by 9% last year, compared to 1.4% in the US.

• It is estimated that the average American still pollutes between five and six times more than the average Chinese person.