China's Solar Surge and Oil Collapse Signal a Decarbonization Watershed

China's CO2 emissions fell by 1% in Q2 2026 as oil consumption plummeted amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis — the first time falling oil demand, not coal, drove a national emissions decline. The country's oil use dropped 9% overall and 16% in transport, while electric vehicles and public transport kept people moving, displacing oil equivalent to the UK's entire consumption for six months.

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