# China reports progress in cutting carbon emissions and expanding renewable energy

https://mins.news/en/item/108864

- China News Service, 2026-10-21 03:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/economy/2026-10-21/detail-ihfmiwhm0737490.shtml

> China has made significant progress in addressing climate change and is developing a green, low-carbon growth model with Chinese characteristics, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Li Gao said Wednesday. A report said carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP fell 17.7% in 2025 from 2020, while non-fossil sources supplied 21.7% of energy consumption. Combined wind and solar capacity reached 1.84 billion kilowatts, and forest stock totaled 21 billion cubic meters.

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