Report launch webinar — China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025

Join CREA for the launch of our annual report ‘China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025’, which benchmarks China’s progress across key sectors against Paris-aligned transition pathways. 

In 2025, China’s CO₂ emissions are projected to level off for the first time during a period of above-average energy demand—an inflection point driven by record-breaking growth in clean power, surging electrification, and a dramatic acceleration of electric vehicle adoption. Yet this progress stands in sharp contrast to missed 14th Five-Year Plan targets, continued expansion of coal and fossil-fuel-based industrial capacity, and newly announced 2035 climate commitments that fall short of Paris-aligned ambition.

We will unpack the contradictory trends shaping China’s energy future—from the momentum of clean energy industries to policy signals that risk an emissions rebound. The webinar will explore developments in overall emissions as well as the power, industry, and transport sectors, and discuss what stronger targets and policies are needed to keep China on track for its domestic and international climate goals.