China By 2050

Fast and Cheap Nuclear Reactors

The Chinese government is pumping hundreds of billions of dollars on nuclear reactors any by 2030 they will be ready with the world’s most advanced nuclear reactor. China is planning to build 400 nuclear reactors by 2050 with a spending of around $1 trillion.

1 in 3 Chinese Men Will Be Killed by Smoking

Smoking deaths in China are set to triple to 3 million a year by 2050. Currently, China is home to about one-third of the world’s smokers and a total of over 50 million deaths due to smoking were estimated from 2012 to 2050. In 2015 alone the estimated number of deaths from smoking was about one million

New Zealand’s Future Lies With China

By 2050, China’s GDP in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms will treble to US$61 trillion, 25% higher than the US, and more than three times the combined GDP (in PPP terms) of the EU.

China Could Cut Coal (Mostly) by 2050

Technologically and economically it is now feasible for China to rely on renewable for more than 60 % of its total energy needs, including transportation, by 2050.

By 2050, China could get more than 85 % of its total electricity from renewables, 64 % of which could be from the wind and solar power.

Two-child Policy to Add 30m Workers

The government has allowed all couples to have two children as ‘response to an ageing population’ and amid concerns over the economy. It is estimated that by 2050 China will have about 440 million people over 60. The working-age population — those between 15 and 59 — fell by 3.71 million last year