A Global First: The World’s Biggest Polluter Switches From Fossil Fuels to Clean Energies — and the Planet Felt It

A Global First: The World’s Biggest Polluter Switches From Fossil Fuels to Clean Energies — and the Planet Felt It

For the first time, China’s carbon emissions are falling — and not because of an economic slowdown or an energy crisis. Instead, a rapid expansion of clean energy sources is reshaping the country’s power landscape in a way that may have global consequences. The drop, recorded in the first quarter of 2025, reflects a structural shift rather than a temporary correction. China’s emissions fell 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first three months of t…