
China’s carbon emissions have been substantially over estimated by international agencies for more than 10 years, according to research. A research team re-evaluated emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and cement production from 1950-2013. They used independently assessed activity data on the amounts of fuels burned and new measurements of emissions factors — the amount of carbon oxidised per unit of fuel consumed — for Chinese coal.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150819132912.htm