Greenhouse gas emissions from the Chinese energy sector stood at 6.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GTCO₂e) in 2021. This was more than double the emissions produced by the energy sector in the United States that year. Energy-related emissions in China are forecast to reach a record high of over 7.6 GTCO₂e in 2037 under a “business-as-usual” scenario, according to World Data Lab.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050
(in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
The numbers created under the “business-as-usual” scenario depict such a scenario without drastic deviations in technology advancement or policy-making from past episodes. While there is typically still some technological progress in the form of reducing emissions intensities (stemming e.g. from energy efficiency gains) that are partly a result of policy actions, this scenario does not take into account announced policy pledges or the like.
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World Data Lab. (March 24, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378537/energy-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378537/energy-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378537/energy-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Energy Sector in The United States and China under a “business-as-usual” Scenario from 2020 to 2021, with Projections until 2050 (in Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378537/energy-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab, Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378537/energy-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the United States and China under a “business-as-usual” scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], World Data Lab, March 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378537/energy-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
