Carbon intensity of electricity generation
RecordSTO-01M2KJ7XC3-BMVT0FP162-MBJPTG
China · 2026
IEA projects carbon intensity of electricity generation in China at 505 gCO2/kWh in 2026.
Carbon intensity of electricity in China: every year, the rank and how it is measured
- Publisher
- IEA
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
China is also forecast to see a significant decline of more than 5% per year, from 565 g CO₂/kWh in 2024 to 505 g CO₂/kWh in 2026.
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APA
International Energy Agency. (2026). Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPTG
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- MLA
- International Energy Agency. "Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2026, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPTG.
- Chicago
- International Energy Agency. "Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2026. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPTG.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iea2026carbonmbjptg, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPTG}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025
- Type
- Report
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- CC by 4.0
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPTG