China’s world-leading levels of climate pollution are expected to stay flat in 2025, marking a reversal over the past decade when the industrial powerhouse saw its carbon emissions rise sharply.
The clean tech behemoth and top coal producer globally is likely to see its emissions increase 0.2 percent based on data through September, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a nonprofit that tracks emissions trends. That extends an 18-month period of relative stability for the nation’s carbon output and occurs as energy demand is rising.
The projection comes as China adds records amounts of wind and solar installations while expanding its number of electric vehicles.
But the outlook over its contribution toward slowing global warming is mixed, despite the steps it’s taken to reduce climate pollution. China is set to miss key climate targets this year, and it continues to add coal-fired power plants to fuel its manufacturing ambitions.
