China 2024 emissions may stay flat if energy demand growth continues, report says

Published 00:01 on August 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:20 on August 7, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s CO2 emissions fell in the second quarter of 2024, marking the first quarterly decrease since the nation re-opened from zero-Covid, though the whole-year emissions are likely to stay flat if energy demand growth continues.
China’s CO2 emissions fell in the second quarter of 2024, marking the first quarterly decrease since the nation re-opened from zero-Covid, though the whole-year emissions are likely to stay flat if energy demand growth continues.


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