![]() ![]() In order to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C coal plants in China without carbon capture must be phased out by 2045. China has committed to peak emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2060. The targets laid out in China's nationally determined contribution in 2016 will likely be met, but are not enough to properly combat global warming. Overall, China is a net importer of greenhouse emissions. ![]() Accounting for historic emissions, OECD countries produced four times more CO 2 in cumulative emissions than China, due to developed countries' early start in industrialization. This corresponds to over 10.1 tonnes CO 2eq emitted per person each year, slightly over the world average and the EU average but significantly lower than the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the United States, with its 17.6 tonnes per person. ĭespite having the largest emissions in the world, China's large population means its per person emissions have remained considerably lower than those in the developed world. When measuring in consumption-based terms, which adds emissions associated with imported goods and extracts those associated with exported goods, China accounts for 13 gigatonnes ( Gt) or 25% of global emissions. When measuring production-based emissions, China emitted over 14 gigatonnes ( Gt) CO 2eq of greenhouse gases in 2019, 27% of the world total. Greenhouse gas emissions by China are the largest of any country in the world both in production and consumption terms, and stem mainly from coal burning in China, including coal-fired power stations, coal mining, and blast furnaces producing iron and steel. Cumulatively over time, emissions from China have caused more economic damage globally than any other nation except the U.S. ![]()
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