Power sector carbon emissions in China 2000-2023

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Daniel Slotta,
Jun 12, 2024
Electricity generation in China released 4.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2022. Annual emissions from China's power sector have increased more than five-fold since the turn of the century due to rapid economic development. Carbon-intensive coal is the primary source of power generation in China.

Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)

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June 2024

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China

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2000 to 2023

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Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100 year timescale. Emissions from electricity generation (Mt CO2e), calculated from IPCC emissions factors.

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