"China's carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world's biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule. Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year meant the country's energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased."
"The findings come as global leaders gather in Brazil for Cop30, which is taking place against a backdrop of increasing urgency in the fight against the climate crisis. China's president, Xi Jinping, did not attend the leaders summit at the UN climate conference, but the Chinese delegation are present for the talks. Xi's US counterpart, Donald Trump, also did not attend and has not sent a negotiation team either."
China's CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months. Rapid deployment of solar and wind — growing 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter — kept energy-sector emissions flat despite rising electricity demand. China added 240GW of solar and 61GW of wind in the first nine months of the year and installed 333GW of solar last year. An analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air found Q3 2025 emissions unchanged year-on-year, helped by declining travel, cement and steel emissions. COP30 negotiations occur amid concern over global heating and calls to limit warming to 1.5C.
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