Related to the recent solar and wind capacity news, but a notable contribution from a decline in cement production

“growth in energy storage capacity and clean-power output topped the increases in peak and total electricity demand, respectively”

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/

2 hours ago, swansont said:

Related to the recent solar and wind capacity news, but a notable contribution from a decline in cement production

“growth in energy storage capacity and clean-power output topped the increases in peak and total electricity demand, respectively”

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/

Encouraging.

Though I imagine the fall in cement production may be due to excessive speculative housing developments, which I understand have led to a slump in the Chinese property market and left a number of real estate and construction companies seriously under water. So may be an economically driven fall rather than the result of +ve climate policies.

Edited Thursday at 06:11 PM3 days by exchemist

Haven't checked recently but I know the US has bought a massive quantity of sheetrock from China. If tariffs are affecting that supply path, it could also effect carbon emissions - sheetrock (gypsum board, or "drywall") is pretty carbon heavy. IIRC our purchases have switched more to Mexico and Canada. (And that path is also plagued with supply chain problems and raw material shortages, and now some tariffs, so it's been pretty crazy when I go to a building supply store recently.)