Climate: China's CO2 emissions significantly reduced according to analysis
China emitted significantly less CO2 in the third quarter of this year, according to an independent analysis released just before the global climate conference. What are the reasons for the decline?
Beijing - China's emissions of climate-damaging carbon dioxide (CO2) dropped significantly in the third quarter of this year, according to an analysis. Compared to the previous year, CO2 emissions shrank by an estimated 3.1 percent, the highest decrease since 2022, reported the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on the online specialist portal Carbon Brief.
Overall, the decline accounts for roughly 0.5 percent in the current year to date. CREA Chief Analyst Lauri Myllyvirta analyzed official and commercial data, citing a decline in coal power generation of 3.3 percent and slower growth in the coal chemicals industry as reasons for this trend. He also pointed to a substantial reduction in oil consumption in transportation, which is linked to the pressure on oil demand from the Hormuz Strait crisis and the increasing share of electric vehicles in transportation.
Furthermore, emissions in the climate-damaging cement and steel industries decreased as well. The crisis in China's construction sector could be the underlying cause.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
