The Environmental Kuznets Curve

Writing in today's Washington Post, Arthur Kroeber explodes five myths about China's economy.  It's a very good read.

In the course of doing so, Krober reports two facts that, when considered together, explode an additional myth – namely, a myth about the environmental impact of economic growth.

The first of these facts is that China's economy is "barely one-third the size of the $14 trillion U.S. economy."  The second fact is that "China is now the biggest producer of carbon dioxide and other ...