Go Green with GBO: China’s path toward carbon neutrality & associated challenges - Global Business Outlook

Go Green with GBO: China’s path toward carbon neutrality & associated challenges - Global Business Outlook

China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases (roughly 30% of the global total), has pledged to peak CO₂ emissions before 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. In recent years, the country has made impressive advances in clean energy but has also grappled with persistent reliance on coal. Data for 2024 underscore this mixed picture. China’s carbon intensity (emissions per unit of GDP) fell by 3.4% in 2024, a healthy decline but shor…