China Q3 Energy and Industry Emissions Fall 3.1%
China’s carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industry fell 3.1% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, the biggest quarterly drop since the pandemic. The report attributes lower fossil-fuel use to the Hormuz crisis.
By Colleen HoweChina's carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industry fell 3.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, the biggest quarterly drop since the pandemic, as the world's biggest emitter used less fossil fuel, according to an analysis on Friday by the Helsinki-based Centre for Rese…