Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025

Published on August 29, 2025

Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.

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Singapore must tighten carbon credit rules to spur demand for high-quality removals, says registry executive

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At the prevailing carbon tax rate, firms lack incentive to buy premium removal credits, says Isometric's chief commercial officer Lukas May. The city-state should draw from Europe’s standards to set minimum quality thresholds, he adds.

Chart: The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive

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See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . It sure looks like the Trump administration is not going to let any coal plants close down during its term — no matter the cost to consumers and to the climate. About 27 gigawatts’ worth of coal is slated to retire in the U.S. between now and the end of…