China’s greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion could be as much as 14 percent lower than previously thought, according to a sweeping new study released yesterday.
The study, published in the journal Nature, is considered the most accurate assessment so far of emissions levels in China. And, the authors said, while the findings don’t change China’s status as the world’s largest emitter of climate change pollution, they could have serious policy implications ahead of key U.N. negotiations in Paris.