Residential energy use is growing at 1% per year -three times the commercial sector.
Two weeks ago China suffered its most violent typhoon on record. Last week Super Typhoon Ioke was the first Category 5 storm recorded in the central Pacific with a record low perrsure of 921mb.
Chinese coal fired power stations produced 25million tons of sulphur dioxide last year.
Increased rainfall over the Arctic and ice melt is resulting in less salty water in the Arctic Ocean. This is raising concerns over Atlantic Ocean currents that could cause temperatures to plunge cross Europe.
Pacific phytoplankton are now absorbing 2.5 billion tonnes less CO2 each year than previously thought.