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China’s CO2 emissions stayed at, or just below, last year’s levels in the third quarter of 2024, after a fall in the second quarter.
This leaves open the possibility that China’s emissions could fall this year.
However, recent record-high temperatures caused emissions to go up in September and new government stimulus measures mean there is now greater uncertainty over the country’s emissions trajectory.
While wind and solar power growth continued to break records, there was a 2% increase in coal-fired power generation and a 13% rise for gas-fired power.