China's carbon emissions may have peaked already, says Lord Stern

Report co-authored by renowned climate change economist claims Chinese emissions have peaked years earlier than its leaders pledged

Carbon emissions may have peaked already in China, years earlier than its leaders pledged, according to a study co-authored by the world-renowned economist Lord Stern.

The country's emissions have fallen, partly as a result of its globally relevant economic slowdown, and partly owing to government policies to pursue a low-carbon path and reduce the rampant air pollution in its major cities.