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Lauri Myllyvirta

Lauri Myllyvirta

Lead Analyst, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air

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China's emissions enter sustained decline

Built World

Principal researcher tracking China's emissions trends

China's CO2 emissions fell 1% in the first half of 2025, extending an 18-month plateau that began in March 2024. This marks the first time clean power generation—not economic slowdown—has driven emissions down in the world's largest polluter, suggesting the peak may finally be structural rather than cyclical.

Updated Jan 9