Economics
China’s Greenhouse Gases Predicted to Peak Earlier Than Pledged
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China’s output of greenhouse gases is set to start falling five years earlier than the largest emitter has pledged, according to a study by U.K. academics that indicates an increased chance of global warming staying at safe levels.
The forecast of a peak in 2025 in a paper published Monday by former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern suggests China is acting faster than promised to shift to clean energy from fossil fuels. Chinese President Xi Jinping last year pledged that his country’s emissions would peak by 2030.