'India Third Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitter'

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 8, August 2011

"As per current information available, the countries which are the largest contributor, in percentage term regarding greenhouse gas emissions are China 19.5%, USA 19.2%, India 5.3%, Russia 5.1%, Japan 3.6% and Germany 2.6%," environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan said.

In her written reply to CPI-M MP Susmita Bauri, Natarajan said the Government has taken steps to reduce the carbon emission intensity. Read the full report here.

Source: Hindustan Times, Delhi.

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