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Climate: EPA to scrap U.S. emissions rule as China's emissions fall
Summary
The article reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to scrap a landmark U.S. emissions policy, and it also reports that China's emissions have begun to fall; climate data show global temperatures remain high, with 2024 reaching about 1.55 °C above pre‑industrial levels.
Content
The article reports a planned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency action to scrap a landmark emissions policy and notes that China's emissions have started to fall. Climate monitoring agencies show elevated global temperatures and rising greenhouse gas concentrations. These developments are discussed alongside recent data on global warming and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Key points:
- The article reports the U.S. EPA plans to scrap a landmark U.S. emissions policy.
- The article reports that China's emissions have begun to fall.
- Copernicus Climate Change Service data show the global average temperature reached about 1.48 °C above pre‑industrial levels in 2023 and about 1.55 °C in 2024, and 2025 was the third warmest year on record.
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide is reported as nearly 49% above pre‑industrial levels and exceeded 430 parts per million in June 2025.
Summary:
The article places a reported U.S. regulatory change and a reported shift in China’s emissions in the context of continued global warming and elevated atmospheric greenhouse gases. Undetermined at this time.
