Have China's carbon emissions already peaked?

James Murray
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Official figures suggest China's low carbon energy revolution is proceeding far faster than anyone expected, but can the trend be sustained?

Did China's carbon emissions peak in 2014, a full 16 years ahead of its stated goal of ensuring emissions peak by 2030? That is the question presented by new official figures on the country's energy...

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