“The dramatic rise of China and India presents one of the gravest threats and greatest opportunities facing the world today,” says the Worldwatch Institute in its State of the World report. The choices these countries make in the next few years will lead the world either towards a future beset by growing ecological and political instability, or down a development path based on efficient technologies and better stewardship of resources.

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