CNIA: China's aluminum sector peaks carbon emissions in 2024

China's primary aluminum industry reached its carbon-emissions peak in 2024, six years ahead of its 2030 schedule, Ge Honglin, president of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA), said recently. The achievement was made possible by capacity restrictions in the primary aluminum sector and a steady transition toward decarbonization, he said.

The Action Plan for Carbon Peaking in China's Nonferrous Metals Industry, jointly released by three government departments in November 2022, requires renewable energy to account for more than 30% of energy consumption in the country's primary aluminum industry during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030). This was to ensure that