China Is Making More Aluminum. Its Emissions May Still Be Peaking.
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China increased its primary aluminum production by 2.4% in 2025, producing 45.02 million tonnes. Despite higher output, there is ongoing discussion about whether China's aluminum-sector carbon emissions have peaked around 2024.
Earlier this year I argued that China’s aluminum-sector carbon emissions had probably peaked around 2024. Since then, the output data have weakened one important part of that case. China produced 45.02 million tonnes of primary aluminum in 2025, 2.4% more than the year before, and another 23.19 million tonnes in ... [continued] The post China Is Making More Aluminum. Its Emissions May Still Be Peaking. appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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