• China Briefing 19 February 2026: CO2 emissions ‘flat or falling’ | First tariff lifted | Ma Jun on carbon data Anika Patel 02.19.26Anika Patel 19.02.2026 | 2:14pmWelcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. • China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. • Subscribe for free here. • Key developments Carbon emissions on the decline ‘FLAT OR FALLING’: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been either “flat or falling” for almost two years, reported Agence France-Presse in coverage of new analysis for Carbon Brief by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). • This marks the “first time” annual emissions may have fallen at a “time when energy demand was rising”, it added. • Emissions fell 0.3% during the year, driven by a fall in emissions “across nearly all major sectors”, said Bloomberg - including the power sector.

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  • China Briefing 19 February 2026: CO2 emissions ‘flat or falling’ | First tariff lifted | Ma Jun on carbon data Anika Patel 02.19.26Anika Patel 19.02.2026 | 2:14pmWelcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Carbon emissions on the decline ‘FLAT OR FALLING’: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been either “flat or falling” for almost two years, reported Agence France-Presse in coverage of new analysis for Carbon Brief by the Centr

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