What will the future be
for them
for us
for the world?
Lessons developed by Terri Witt, Bushland ISD in as part
of the Fulbright Hays China Abroad Project 2010
 113.18.
Social Studies, Grade 6
(3) Geography (D) create thematic maps,
graphs, charts, models, and databases
depicting aspects such as…economic
activities of various world regions and
countries.
(8) Economics (A) describe ways in which the
factors of production (natural resources,
labor, capital) influence the economics of
various contemporary societies
 (B)
identify problems and issues that may
arise when one or more of the factors of
production is in relatively short supply and
 (C) explain the impact of relative scarcity of
resources on international trade and
economic interdependence among and within
societies.
 For
much of the past century China was
closed off from the rest of the world
 The Communist government meant a
command economy
 In 1982 they began experimenting with
market economy
 1984 saw light industries operating in small
towns and villages
 1993 – present highest development rate in
China’s history
 Total
of U.S. and Japan combined
http://www.indexmundi.com/energy.aspx?co
untry=cn
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View coal mining video clips. These clips
are produced by U.S. coal companies.
http://www.coaleducation.org/miningtv/pan
dt_small.htm
Have you ever seen a mining operation.
What surprised you?
 Both this source and the conservation source
on the previous slide may have bias. Can you
identify?
 http://www.indexmundi.com/minerals/?cou
ntry=cn&product=iron ore&graph=production
To date, there have been relatively few
systematic studies of the growing economic
relations between China and Africa. That is
why the IMF has undertaken a study to
quantify— pulling together available
information, which is far from complete—
China’s economic engagement with Africa.
The hope is that through a better
understanding of the relationship, we can
identify how African countries might best
position themselves to reap the biggest
possible gains.
Two-way trade flows between Africa and China have
been growing rapidly. Between 2001 and 2006,
Africa’s exports to and imports from China rose on
average by more than 40 percent and 35 percent,
respectively, significantly higher than the growth
rate of world trade (14 percent) or commodities
prices (18 percent). In dollar terms, for both imports
and exports, the increase in that period was from
about $10 billion to more than $55 billion (see Chart
1). China is now Africa’s third largest trading partner
after the United States and the European Union. Its
share in Africa’s annual export growth has almost
doubled since 2000
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China's energy productivity is well below the world
average. In 2006, the country used 15 percent of
global energy to achieve about 6 percent of global
GDP. The Chinese government is determined to
change that and now has one of the world's most
aggressive energy efficiency programs, promising to
reduce the country's energy use intensity by 20
percent between 2006 and 2010.
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A goal for China is to reduce reliance on coal, which
is used to produce more than three-quarters of
China's electricity and is the largest contributor to
global warming pollution. Studies have shown that
increased energy efficiency in China could cut the
nation's growth in energy demand in half and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent in 2030
over projected levels.
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Our main focus is on helping China develop large-scale incentive
programs that use a portion of electricity rates to fund energy
efficient technologies. This is known as demand-side management,
or DSM.The concept can also be described as helping China build
virtual "efficiency power plants."
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Our landmark DSM program in Jiangsu Province was lauded by
Premier Wen Jiabao as a model for the rest of the country. U.S.
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton hailed it as a model for U.S.-China
energy cooperation. NRDC also helped China's government develop
tough lighting and efficiency standards for commercial buildings
and new electronic equipment.
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The goal is to rapidly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other
forms of pollution while easing the pressure for China to build new
coal-fired power plants. This is done by:
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Demonstrating success in individual factories
Providing intensive training for local leaders and experts, who can in turn
train others.
Assisting China in developing a national framework to measure and verify
the energy savings
They have installed
solar panels and even
wind turbines on
street lights
 How
does this effect energy consumption?
BEIJING (AFP) - Thousands of vehicles were bogged
down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile)
traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days
and highlights China's growing road congestion woes.
 The Beijing-Tibet expressway slowed to a crawl on
August 14 due to a spike in traffic by cargo-bearing
heavy trucks heading to the capital, and compounded
by road maintenance work that began five days later,
the Global Times said.
 The state-run newspaper said the jam between Beijing
and Jining city had given birth to a mini-economy with
local merchants capitalizing on the stranded drivers'
predicament by selling them water and food at inflated
prices.
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 That
stretch of highway linking Beijing with the
northern province of Hebei and the Inner Mongolia
region has become increasingly prone to massive
jams as the capital of more than 20 million people
sucks in huge shipments of goods.
 The latest clog has been worsened by the road
improvement project, made necessary by highway
damage caused by a steady increase in cargo
traffic, the Global Times said.
 China has embarked in recent years on a huge
expansion of its national road system but soaring
traffic periodically overwhelms the grid.
 Why
are natural resources dwindling?
 Which resources are in the most trouble?
 What alternative sources can be used?
 What is the environmental cost of your plan?
 What are the major economic arguments
both for and against your plan?
 What can and should be done about these
problems?
 Three
delegates will meet (U.S., China &
African Union)
 They will draft a resolution about how
China’s energy resources will be met in the
year 2020.
 They must address the impact on other
countries and the environment.
 All delegates must sign, or, write a statement
as to why agreement could not be reached
 Is
there an strong, clear proposition?
 Are there strong and convincing arguments?
 Are facts used to support the position?
 Does proposition consider needs of 3 parties
participating?
 Are spelling and mechanics done correctly?