China Is Making More Aluminum. Its Emissions May Still Be Peaking.

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardAug 15, 2026, 2:30 am68 ptsTrending
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…

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