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Competition from Chinese imports is causing CO₂ emissions to rise globally, research reveals

Danish companies emit less CO₂ when they relocate certain tasks abroad. At the same time, emissions rise correspondingly in those countries. However, global emissions increase when companies are under pressure from cheap imports from China. This is shown by new research from the University of Copenh...

Competition from Chinese imports is causing CO₂ emissions to rise globally, research reveals
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Danish companies emit less CO₂ when they relocate certain tasks abroad. At the same time, emissions rise correspondingly in those countries. However, global emissions increase when companies are under pressure from cheap imports from China. This is shown by new research from the University of Copenhagen.

Originally published at Phys.org

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