Climate: Study: China's CO₂ emissions are falling as sharply as during the Corona lockdowns
China's CO₂ emissions have clearly decreased in the third quarter, an independent analysis shows shortly before the COP World Climate Conference. What are the reasons for the decline?
China's carbon dioxide emissions fell by an estimated 3.1 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea) for Carbon Brief. This marks the strongest quarterly decline since the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2022, Crea's lead analyst Lauri Myllyvirta said.
The decline is attributed to a 3.3 percent decrease in coal-fired power generation and slower growth in the coal chemical industry, as well as increased adoption of electric vehicles and reduced oil consumption due to higher oil prices following the Hormuz crisis. Year-to-date, emissions are down 0.5 percent.
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