Overview
- Analyses cited by Carbon Brief and CREA report that China’s CO2 output has been broadly unchanged since March 2024, with declines in several sectors.
- China installed about 240 GW of solar and 61 GW of wind in the first nine months of 2025, with Q3 solar generation up 46% year over year and wind up 11%.
- Rapid electric‑vehicle uptake has cut demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel by roughly 5%, easing emissions from transport fuels.
- Despite strong power demand, energy‑sector emissions did not rise as coal plant utilization slipped from about 54% to 51% and renewables met most incremental load.
- Petrochemical expansion lifted oil and gas demand by around 8%, creating offsetting pressures that leave the full‑year emissions result dependent on fourth‑quarter data.