(Bloomberg) -- China is spewing less carbon into the atmosphere for the first time since the pandemic ended, signaling that the world’s biggest polluter may ...
-- China is spewing less carbon into the atmosphere for the first time since the pandemic ended, signaling that the world’s biggest polluter may have peaked emissions more than half a decade before its own deadline, according to new research from Carbon Brief .Xi’s China EV Dream Came True. 10 Years On, Walls Are Going Up
The drop in Chinese emissions reverses 14 months of increased pollution that followed rapid growth and investment in manufacturing, after the government leaned on its factory sector to help the economy recover from the pandemic. The decline is expected to continue in April, Myllyvirta said, reinforcing the view that emissions may have topped out last year, well before China’s 2030 deadline.
Still, there are increasing signs of friction in the country’s push to decarbonize. Grids throughout the country are struggling to deal with so much solar power, which peaks in the middle of the day and disappears at night. Installations fell on an annual basis in April for the second month in a row, although they’re still higher on the year.
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