Have China's carbon emissions peaked?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent analysis indicating that China's carbon emissions may have peaked, alongside the implications of U.S. EPA's policy changes.

Most weeks, bad climate news feels like a deluge. But even in the midst of the storm, there's always good news too. Hang on to your seats, here we go! ✅ Good news: New Carbon Brief analysis finds China’s emissions have flattened and may even be starting to decline. Combined with their previous analysis showing China's clean energy exports cut global emissions 1% in 2024, and you can see there's reason for hope. ⚠️ Not-so-good news: The U.S. EPA has rescinded the Endangerment Finding, the sc...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

Topics covered

• climate change
• carbon emissions
• China
• clean energy
• environmental policy

Keywords

• China
• carbon emissions
• clean energy
• U.S. EPA
• climate news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. EPA, Carbon Brief

Places: China

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