Yvonne Lister, of clay company Imerys, said there had been a steady rise in illegal fly-tipping on its land, over the last two to three years.

BBC: Imerys land

Some Chinese officers want to fly the flag ever farther afield as a demonstration of China's rise.

ECONOMIST: China's military might

Rising sea levels, salination of fresh water, droughts, floods... the maths of future climate impacts are inexact, but on a global scale the costs are likely to rise, not fall - and by far more than the costs borne by highly profitable Chinese airlines as they fly inside the EU's climate policy umbrella.

BBC: EU's aviation charge is a drop for China's airlines