Published on
04/09/2026 - 11:43 GMT+2
China's carbon dioxide emissions fell in the second quarter of the year, new analysis shows.
The country's emissions have fallen before, but this was the first time it was driven by lower oil consumption – with a "dramatic fall" in China’s demand for oil imports following Middle East shipping disruptions linked to the US-Iran war.
Planet-warming CO2 emissions were down one per cent in the April-June period, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analysis published by Carbon Brief.
