Overview
- Carbon Brief reports 18 consecutive months of stable or falling CO2 output, with third‑quarter totals flat year on year.
- Solar generation jumped about 46% and wind 11%, keeping power‑sector emissions in check despite strong electricity demand.
- Transport fuel CO2 fell roughly 5% as electric‑vehicle uptake expanded across the market.
- An expanding chemicals industry limited deeper cuts, with plastics output up about 12% and oil use up around 10%.
- With three quarters complete, analysts say 2025 could finish slightly up or down, and Beijing’s new 2035 target calls for a 7–10% economy‑wide cut.