By Colleen Howe

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s carbon dioxide emissions were flat year-on-year in the third quarter, extending a now 18-month streak of flat or falling emissions, an analysis for climate publication Carbon Brief found.

The trend, which started in March 2024, means CO2 emissions could fall this year in the absence of any year-end spike, showed the analysis by Lauri Myllyvirta of Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

CO2 output rose 0.8% in 2024 after a post-pandemic rebound at the start of the year, a previous Carbon Brief analysis found.

The government in September pledged to cap its carbon emissions by 2030 and, by 2035, reduce them by 7% to 10% from that as-yet unknown peak.

That commitment was China’s first to reduce emissions, though the scale of

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