China Faces Scrutiny Over Carbon Emission Metrics and Rising Fuel Use
China has revised its method for measuring carbon intensity, a move that critics claim effectively halves the reported growth of CO2 emissions over the last five years. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) suggests this accounting change masks a significant gap in emissions, though China has rejected accusations of manipulating its data. This controversy arrives as the nation reports a rise in coal and gas burning during the first quarter of 2026. Despite a record build-out of solar and wind power, reports indicate that much of this clean energy is being wasted, contributing to a continued reliance on fossil fuels to power its economy.
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‘It is clear that there has been a major shift in the way that China measures its carbon intensity, specifically in terms of which types of emissions are included,’ Mr. Myllyvirta writes in a report for the British climate news site Carbon Brief. A footnote in China’s latest statistical ...
Analysis: China’s new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions - Carbon Brief
A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the past five years. The revised measure of “carbon intensity”, the amount of CO2 per unit of economic output, implies that China’s ...
China Rejects Accusations of Cooking the Books on Carbon Emissions - Watts Up With That?
China’s revised method for reporting carbon emissions may have erased half of the rise in levels over the past five years, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing an analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a European think tank. The CREA claimed that “The change in the definition of carbon intensity ...
China and Climate: China Restricts Fuel Exports, Solar Exports Surge | Council on Foreign Relations
The document includes fourteen ... carbon intensity reductions, total coal consumption, total oil consumption, and the share of non–fossil fuel energy consumption, according to reporting from Carbon Brief. Those measures will be administered by China’s National ...
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