🌍✨ Analysis: China’s quarterly CO2 falls 3% in largest drop since Covid
Why we’re watching: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 3.1% in the third quarter of 2026, as the Hormuz crisis continued to hit oil demand and coal use also dropped.
This guest post is by: Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air This was the largest quarterly reduction since the 2022 Covid lockdowns and means that China’s CO2 emissions have now fallen by an estimated 0.5% in t… 💚
The new analysis for Carbon Brief, based on official figures and commercial data, shows that coal use fell by 3% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, while oil was down 4%.
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- 📌 Key signal: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 3.1% in the third quarter of 2026, as the Hormuz crisis continued to hit oil…
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Carbon Brief.
