PTI
Union Power Minister R K Singh on Thursday said the dialogue at COP28 should be about reducing emissions, and it is for the developed countries to first cut down emissions.
“Developed countries are emitting at a faster pace than other countries… 80 per cent of total legacy carbon dioxide load is contributed by developed countries, whose population is one-third of global population,” Singh said, while addressing the Indo-Japan Conclave 2023, organised by The India Today Group in New Delhi.
On the other hand, India’s contribution to the carbon dioxide load is only 3 per cent, though our population is 17 per cent of the world, he said. He said the country’s per capita emissions are 2.19 tonnes per year or one-third of global average, while the global per capita average is 6.8 tonnes per year.
