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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

China is cutting emissions even faster than promised and may already have peaked, study shows

China is on course to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster than it is publicly committed to even as its economy continues to grow, according to a new report by an independent energy research firm.

The New Energy Outlook 2026, published by BloombergNEF on Tuesday, projects China's emissions will fall 17 per cent from their 2023 peak by 2030, ahead of the pace the Asian giant is committed to, despite posting a GDP growth of around 5 per cent a year.

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