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China accounts for 39% of the increase between 2004 and 2030, overtaking the US as the world's biggest emitter before 2010.
2006-12-04 19:07:57 · 9 answers · asked by Misterious 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
passing the usa up in the ranks of whatever your talking about
2006-12-04 19:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by GC 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my guess is it means the china precentege of increase between 2004 and 2030 is the bigger then the us and is the biggest world's emitter before 2010.
Sorry i dont really know ,but i think iam close.
hint for any one answering i think overtaking has some thing to do with more then or biggest , or something like this
2006-12-05 03:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this context, it is a prediction that China will become the biggest emitter sometime before the year 2010.
2006-12-05 03:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mark H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that China has moved ahead of the US as the World's biggest emitter. The US used to be the world's biggest emitter and China is now the World's biggest emitter.
2006-12-05 03:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by Albertan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that by 2010, China will lead as the world's largest emitter. To "overtake" means to "take over" the lead from someone else.
2006-12-05 03:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it means passing or larger than the USA sounds like your talking either about pollutin or green house gas emissions only you know as you dont tell us the full story.?
2006-12-05 03:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by john h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rising above or going above
like if something takes over the number one spot and pushes the other down.
2006-12-05 03:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US biggest now, china will be.
2006-12-05 03:10:16 · answer #8 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to leave behind
2006-12-05 03:10:02 · answer #9 · answered by rakesh k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋