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Clean Energy Shifts China’s CO₂ Emissions From Growth To Decline - CleanTechnica

  • China’s CO2 output declined by 1.6% year-on-year during the first three months of 2025, driven by a 5.8% reduction in power-sector emissions, even as electricity consumption rose by 2.5%.
  • This decline resulted from a surge in clean power generation from wind, solar, nuclear, and increased battery storage capacity, which offset coal use growth in heavy industries.
  • By the end of 2024, electric cars made up more than 30% of all newly purchased vehicles, while ongoing structural changes—such as the transition to cleaner fuels and shifts within industry—helped sustain the downward trend in emissions despite continued economic expansion.
  • Lauri Myllyvirta, a principal expert on energy and emissions at a prominent research institute, highlighted that for the first time in China’s history, the growth of clean energy has directly contributed to a reduction in the country’s carbon dioxide emissions, marking a significant turning point in emission trends.
  • If China sustains clean energy expansion and policy support, it may confirm peak emissions before 2030 and influence global climate efforts, though new renewable pricing policies and trade tensions add uncertainty.
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Carbon Brief broke the news in on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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