China’s coal consumption could hit a peak by 2025, according to a majority of experts.

New research from climate think tank the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) shows increasing optimism about the country’s green transition.

Of the industry and academic experts, 44 per cent believed the country’s CO2 emissions will peak, at the latest, in 2025.

There is also hope when it comes to China’s use of coal with 52 per cent expecting consumption to peak by 2025. Only 20 per cent said the peak would take place later. Coal currently makes up around 80 per cent of China’s emissions from fossil fuels.