As reported by the New York Times, China’s Carbon Emission May Have Peaked, but It’s Hazy. It’s been a year since the U.S. negotiated a commitment with the Chinese government to comprise themselves to a deadline for reversing the rapid growth of greenhouse gas emission from the country,

China is known to be most contaminating country to global warming, a quarter of the total, and the negotiation set a deadline for 2030. Although it may seem far away, most environmentalists say the agreement will have a big impact in the environment. Surprinsingly, researchers have found that due to the slowing Chinese economy and energy data, it is likely that the emissions of carbon dioxide have fallen. These results will contribute to the worldwide effort to limit global warming to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. It also pressures other countries to meet their goals.

Nevertheless, the results are not certain and researchers admit that calculations that are definitive are only in hindsight. There are many problems regarding the accuracy of the results therefore making the situation more complicated. A paper published by the journal Nature Climate Change explains that the predictions through the energy statistics are unreliable.

Other scientists believe that carbon emission may be falling, after climbing rapidly since 2001. Another paper published by researchers, Fergus Green and Nicholas Stern, believe this is the case. The paper explains that 2014 may have been the peak of the country’s emissions and it may be declining today.