The growth in demand for oil also stopped.
China’s carbon dioxide emissions could peak in 2023 if construction of clean energy sources is maintained at last year’s record levels.
The growth of wind and solar power has led to a decline in the share of fossil fuels in China’s electricity generation from 67.4% the previous year to 63.6% in March 2024, despite strong growth in demand.
China’s rollback defeats critics who have argued for years that cutting emissions in Europe is meaningless as long as China does nothing. This has always been nonsense – China is doing all sorts of things to combat the climate crisis – but this is now also reflected in the numbers.
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