China Emits More Carbon in 2 Weeks Than Australia Does in One Year: Think Tank

Smoke billows from smokestacks and a coal fired generator at a steel factory in the industrial province of Hebei, China, on Nov. 19, 2015. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

China emits more carbon dioxide in 16 days than Australia does in one year, according to new research published by a free-market think tank.

Australia’s net-zero emissions target would therefore be cancelled out by China in just two weeks, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) said in a press release on Wednesday.