Five Facts on CO₂ Emissions from Fuel Combustion in India  

 

  1.  In 2008,

                           World total = 29.4 Giga tonnes of CO₂ emitted

                           Top 10 emitters = 19.1 Giga tonnes of CO₂ emitted

                           India was the 4^th largest emitter after China, USA and Russia.  

             

 

2.   India, with 17% of the world’s population contributes to 5% of the CO₂ emissions. It is 1 tonne of CO₂ emitted per capita.

 

3.  Between 1990 and 2008, India increased its CO₂ emissions per capita by 80%.

 

4.  69% of India's electricity came from the combustion of COAL, another 10% from natural gas and 4% from oil. The share of fossil fuels has increased to 83%

 

5.  India aims to further reduce its emissions intensity of GDP by 20-25% by 2020 compared with the 2005 level. (The Copenhagen Accord)

 

   (Sourced from : CO₂ Emissions From Fuel Combustion - Highlights, 2010 Edition published by the INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY  www.iea.org)