China’s carbon emissions fell by one percent in the second quarter. According to China expert Lauri Myllyvirta from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, this is the first quarterly decline since the end of zero-Covid. This policy had significantly curbed China’s production activities for a long time; since then, the economy has been gradually recovering, which has also caused emissions to rise again. Official figures and economic data indicate that China will also emit less CO2 in 2024 than in 2023, writes Myllyvirta in an article for the specialist service Carbon Brief.