Big cities in China are on the brink of a major shortfall in resources and infrastructure capacity to cope with their rapidly growing populations, a problem termed "urban diseases," a new report has warned.
“Those who live in the city want to bail out, while those who live outside of the city want to rush in (“城里的人想逃出去，城外的人想冲进来”)”. The famous motto in Qian Zhongshu’s "Fortress Besieged" (1947) is – more than marriage – a portrayal of urbanization in China today.Why do people in cities want to bail out and why do those outside want to rush in? Where are they going? Where do they want to go?
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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