China has been installing renewable energy at a spectacular rate, and now it has four times more renewable capacity than the joint and its closest rivals of the next 13 countries. So far, however, it has not been enough to meet the rise of the use of fossil fuel in this country. But A new analysis NGO Carbon Brief shows that matters may be changing, as China’s emissions have declined over the past year, which has decreased by 1 % compared to the previous March. This reduction is led by a large -scale power sector, where the increase in renewable sources is beyond increasing demand.
This is not the first time that China’s emissions have decreased over a year, but in all previous cases it was mainly economic. The change was widely run by the country’s energy sector, which saw a 2 % decline in emissions over the past one year.
The carbon briefing made the report together using several government sources data, including China’s National Bureau of Statistics, China’s National Energy Administration, and China Power Council. Future growth estimates come from the China Wind Energy Association and the China Photovoltaic Industry Association.
Statistics show that the recent monthly peak in the emission was March 2024. Since then, the total emission has decreased by 1 % – a report notes are so small that the conditions can be easily reversed after changing the conditions. However, the report notes that the effects of renewable sources appear to be sharp. In the first quarter of 2025, clean strength growth was enough to increase a 1.6 % reduction compared to the same quarter a year ago, with an average of 1 % decreasing.