Report: China emissions could peak 5 years earlier than expected

The nation's greenhouse gas emissions could peak at most five years earlier than expected, the annual blue book on China's low-carbon economic development said on Thursday.

Greenhouse gas emissions are likely to peak between 2025 and 2030, according to the Global Low-carbon Economy Institute, which is a joint venture between the University of International Business and Economics and Nagoya University.

That timeframe would be earlier than the deadline set by China.