Record wind and solar capacity additions continued in the first quarter of 2024.
China is the world’s top carbon polluter, but also by far the largest investor and producer of wind and solar energy.
While it is too early to say for sure if emissions have peaked, China’s carbon emissions fell 3 per cent year on year in March 2024, ending a 14-month surge following theThe main causes for the drop are expanding solar and wind generation, as well as declining construction activity caused by the ailing property sector.
He said the slowdown strengthens the view that China’s CO2 emissions might have peaked in 2023, but that this trend would become clearer only after more months of data. The world is facing growing risks from more extreme weather, such as more intense floods and storms, hotter and longer heatwaves and rising sea levels.Sleepless in Singapore? Even nights are getting hotter according to 40-year temperature data
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