China’s Rooftop Solar Record: Emissions Fall for the First Time!
China has set an unprecedented rooftop solar installation record, leading to its first-ever decline in carbon emissions. This solar surge is reshaping the nation’s energy mix and accelerating the global clean energy transition. The scale and speed of deployment are nothing short of historic.
Do you mind providing a source for this information? It seems to contradict this
It is not contradicting it actually. The article you refer to is doing a comparison between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025. it‘s very early estimation on a quarter. I am referring to full 2024 vs 2023. but certainly many articles estimates a possible reduction in 2025. this would be a great example for the world.
Here are some sources : https://climateanalytics.org/comment/new-gas-and-oil-has-prevented-co2-global-emissions-from-peaking https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/25/chinas-missed-emissions-target-poses-challenge-to-global-climate-efforts https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-global-co2-emissions-will-reach-new-high-in-2024-despite-slower-growth/