{"id":303045,"date":"2025-05-17T05:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=303045"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:37:31","slug":"great-news-for-our-planet-china-is-emitting-less-co%e2%82%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/great-news-for-our-planet-china-is-emitting-less-co%e2%82%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Great news for our planet: China is emitting less CO\u2082"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China&#8217;s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2025, a notable milestone for the world&#8217;s largest emitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This decrease is attributed to a robust increase in renewable energy and nuclear power generation,<\/strong> marking a significant shift in the country&#8217;s energy landscape, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, this decline in emissions came despite a 2.5% surge in total electricity demand, <strong>indicating that the growth of clean power generation has now outpaced the demand for fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW  \u2013 Analysis: Clean energy just put China\u2019s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurimyllyvirta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@laurimyllyvirta<\/a> <br><br>Read here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ta8oawNCqV\">https:\/\/t.co\/ta8oawNCqV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8rZHqZ3Tjb\">pic.twitter.com\/8rZHqZ3Tjb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carbon Brief (@CarbonBrief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarbonBrief\/status\/1922789438582661436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clean Power Outpaces Fossil Fuels as China&#8217;s Electricity Demand Rises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, emissions from the power sector decreased by 5.8%, helping to offset increases from coal usage in industries such as metals and chemicals.<strong> This achievement underscores a pivotal change: the primary driver behind emissions reductions<\/strong> is now the rise in clean energy generation rather than decreased consumption, as seen during the stringent COVID-19 lockdowns in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the progress, experts caution that China remains &#8220;significantly off course&#8221; to meet its 2030 goal of reducing carbon intensity by 65% from 2005 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China emits more carbon than the rest of the developed world combined. The UK has less than 1% of the global total carbon emissions and the UK government spends \u00a330bn on carbon capture machines, plaster farmland with solar panels and spend \u00a350m on experiments to dim the sun. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wtjfSAi46m\">pic.twitter.com\/wtjfSAi46m<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Melville \ud83d\ude9c (@JamesMelville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesMelville\/status\/1915828941903851771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent expansion in coal power\u201494.5 gigawatts of new coal projects are under construction\u2014represents 93% of the total global additions for 2024. The dual pressures of meeting domestic energy demands and international trade tensions, particularly with the United States, may hinder further progress in emissions reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the nation\u2019s commitment to combating climate change<\/strong>, stating that efforts in this area &#8220;will not slow down&#8221; despite shifting global dynamics. Plans are underway to announce new greenhouse gas reduction targets before the upcoming COP30 summit in November. Experts from energy think tank Ember have suggested that for China to maintain its momentum, a &#8220;paradigm shift&#8221; is necessary, focusing on advanced technologies and systems that can fully integrate clean energy solutions into the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2025, a notable milestone for the world&#8217;s largest emitter. This decrease is attributed to a robust increase in renewable energy and nuclear power generation, marking a significant shift in the country&#8217;s energy landscape, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Research &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/great-news-for-our-planet-china-is-emitting-less-co%e2%82%82\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Great news for our planet: China is emitting less CO\u2082&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":303046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1563,8319],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-303045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-china","tag-ev","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303047,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303045\/revisions\/303047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303045"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=303045"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=303045"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=303045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}