Environmental breakdown broken down

Overview

In considering any well-known problem like China's environmental degradation, a sensible starting point is to correct for alarmism and 'hype'. Yet a survey of available data and well-informed judgement gives scant comfort. Although economic history suggests that environmental deterioration will ease as incomes rise, the sheer scale of the damage across the board - broken down into the three main areas of land, air and water - has no precedent in the development of other major industrial...