Are China's carbon emissions about to fall?

BusinessGreen staff
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Greenpeace analysis of official Chinese government forecasts suggests carbon emissions from the world's biggest polluter could drop one per cent this year

China is on track to record its fourth year in a row of flat or reduced greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis by Greenpeace's East Asia office. The campaign group today published an...

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