A recent study indicated that China's demand for resources and greenhouse gas output may peak by midcentury. The report, authored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab, indicated that the nation will be saturated with road and rail, in addition to consumer appliances, by around 2030 to 2035. This saturation will result in a decrease in demand for raw materials and new power plants. The report modeled two different scenarios of China's move towards cleaner and more efficient energy; in one, China's greenhouse gas output peaked in 2027 at 9.7 billion metric tons, and fell to 7 billion by 2050. In the other, emissions rise to 12 billion metric tons by 2033, and fall to 11 billion by 2050. For the full story, see http://news.discovery.com/earth/surprising-forecast-of-chinas-energy-future-110429.html.