US EditionChina’s Growing Gap to Paris Pledge Threatens Meeting of Climate Targets
- China’s CO2 emissions declined by about 1% over the past year, marking the first sustained drop led by increased clean power generation in early 2025.
- This decline follows rapid renewable energy investments and new pricing policies introduced in June, which end coal-pegged price guarantees and require direct contract negotiation for wind and solar projects.
- In March 2025, clean energy installations surged with solar capacity increasing by 23 gigawatts and wind power by 13 gigawatts, marking respective rises of 80% and 110% over previous March records as projects expedited completion ahead of upcoming policy deadlines.
- In 2024, China’s carbon intensity decreased by 3.4%, a rate insufficient to meet the intermediate targets set for 2025 and 2030, leaving the country notably behind its Paris Agreement goals despite reductions in emissions from the power sector.
- China’s future emissions trajectory will be shaped by the priorities set in its upcoming five-year plan and the accompanying economic policies, which will determine whether the current momentum in clean energy leads to lasting structural reductions or remains susceptible to rebounds driven by stimulus measures.
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China’s growing gap to Paris pledge threatens meeting of climate targets
The introduction of new Chinese renewable electricity pricing rules in June threaten the country’s ability to meet its Paris Agreement 2030 climate commitments, according to a report by Carbon Brief.
China's CO2 emissions are decreasing for the first time despite growing demand for electricity - thanks to wind, sun and nuclear power plants. Nevertheless, it is questionable whether China can achieve the Paris climate targets.
China's Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and by 1.6% in the first quarter of this year compared to Q1 of 2024. In the first quarter of this year, moreover, power sector emissions fell a dramatic 5.8 percent. That change came about because China burned less coal and used more wind, water, solar and battery (WWSB). Myllyvirta, lead analyst at Finlan…
China's massive expansion of greener energy sources is starting to pay off. For over a year, carbon dioxide emissions have been stable or falling in the giant country.
China has invested enormously in renewable energy.
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