A new analysis via the Greenpeace Energy Desk says that China's carbon emissions may have fallen 5% in the first four months of 2015. As compared to last year, the country's coal use reportedly fell almost 8 percent compared to the same period last year, in fact the reduction in emissions is so huge that it is measured to be approximately equal to the total carbon dioxide emissions of the U.K. over the same period.

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China is known to be the world's largest greenhouse gas contributor in the world, therefore any small amount of its decrease in emission is considered a huge feat as compared to other other countries.

The analysis was published by Greenpeace and Energydesk China. They came up with the study by reviewing data from a number of sources, which include China's industrial output.

Apparently, China was able to reduce its coal output by 6.1 percent in only the first four months of 2015. The team that conducted the study found out that that reduction in coal use is equivalent to nearly 5 percent drop in domestic CO2 emissions.

Working on the Greenpeace report, an analyst named Lauri Myllyvirta told RTCC that the report shows that not only is China's industrial output and thermal power generation falling, its renewable energy sources such as hydro, wind, and solar, are also growing fast.

"A high degree of confidence in those statistics because in the current economic situation no government has an incentive to publish falling numbers for industrial growth," Myllyvirta said of China's carbon emissions.

China was reportedly able to cut their domestic consumption of coal by 2.9 percent in 2014, a monumental feat worth noting since it is their first drop in more than a decade. The following year, China's carbon emissions also fell for the first time in over a decade. It fell 2 percent in 2014 as compared to 2013.

China is indeed pursuing clean energy technology at a quick pace. The country has closed hundreds of coal plants as a response to their domestic air pollution problems and the growth in their use of solar energy can already compete with any other country. However, Think Progress says that the dramatic fall in emissions is likely due to the country's current slow economy.

Though the decline in carbon gas emissions mean CO2 build up is also slower, it remains that there is a dire need for both rapid decline in emissions and restoring the Earth's ecosystems in order to absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere, according to Treehugger.com.

Fortunately, there are already signs of better soil management significantly reducing the CO2 in the atmosphere. There is news that countries like Ethiopia and Pakistan area already exerting effort at re-greening their landscapes.

China remains a major greenhouse gas emitter in the world, driving climate change, despite the new report, according to Think Progress.

In 2013, nearly 30 percent of total global carbon dioxide emissions had been because of China. In 2014, China's per capita CO2 emissions was reported to have surpassed those of the E.U., made notable with China's rising population.

Still, the new report is a good sign showing that efforts to control pollution are working.

By 2030, China is planning to cap carbon emissions under an agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping last Nov. In Paris climate talks in Dec, a wider climate change consensus may reportedly be finalized after Lima negotiations the previous year resulted in a plan involving nations committing to cut their emissions, reported Bloomberg.

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