If China consolidates its energy-intensive manufacturing, thereby freeing up investment capital for lighter manufacturing and services, then it will emerge from the crisis with a growth model that pollutes less and employs more. If the US and China can find agreement on these issues in the midst of crisis, they will pave the way for success when climate negotiators meet again next year in Copenhagen.
如果中国加强控制高能耗的制造业，从而解放投资资本，将其用于轻型制造业和服务业，就将伴随一种污染降低，雇工增多的增长模式从危机从解脱出来。如果美国和中国能够在危机当中就这些事宜达成一致，它们将为明年在哥本哈根举行的气候变化谈判铺平成功之路。