China's quarterly CO2 emissions fall 3% in largest drop since Covid
Reported byCarbon Brief ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
China's carbon dioxide emissions fell 3.1% in the third quarter of 2026, the largest quarterly reduction since 2022 Covid lockdowns, driven by a 3.3% drop in coal-power generation and record 67% electric vehicle market share in passenger cars in September.
This is a single quarter's data; the longer-term outlook depends on balancing rising energy demand with clean-energy growth and government response to economic slowdown.
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