Global Briefing: China's CO2 emissions flat or falling for past 18 months

Stuart Stone
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China's CO2 emissions have plateaued, a new analysis claims, plus Gates Foundation pledges $1.4bn in climate resilience funding and Octopus Energy's Zero Bills homes arrive in France

China's carbon dioxide emissions have been either flat or falling for the past 18 months even as demand for electricity increased, according to a new analysis for Carbon Brief. Lauri Myllyvirta at the...

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