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- climate@slrpnk.net
China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell 0.3% in 2025, the first annual decline since Covid-era restrictions in 2022.
The drop was driven by a fall in emissions across nearly all major sectors including power, where a banner year for renewables drove down coal consumption.
China for the first time covered all of its additional power demand growth with carbon-free sources, and added enough energy storage capacity to account for the increase in peak demand.
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