cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/70821705
China’s carbon dioxide emissions shrank by 1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, driven by a 9% decrease in oil consumption as consumers chose cleaner and cheaper ways to get around, according to a Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analysis for Carbon Brief.
It already is, and that’s why Cuba is turning to China to support its own transition from fossil fuel reliance (and thus extreme vulnerability to sanctions and embargoes) to self-sufficiency with solar.