Small Green Steps for India  

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Agrawal, Subhash

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Far Eastern Economic Review vol. 172 no. 9 (Nov. 2009), page 35.
Topik: India; Climate Change; Greenhouse Gases; Carbon Emission

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After the earlier breezy optimism resulting from the United States-China agreement this past summer, the politics of climate change has turned harsh and competitive once again. There remains a wide gap between developing and developed nations over the sharing of costs of new low-carbon technology, and the larger mood is punctuated with shrill rhetoric on both sides. Aside from the European Union, everyone else looks like a grudging participant, including the U.S. Even Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, host to the talks, reportedly said that he is no longer looking to deliver a "treaty" but rather "a political declaration" that would provide no enforceable emissions cuts. In contrast to this grim mood and despite often being portrayed as a spoiler, India remains rather upbeat and energized about climate change issues. India's profile as a polluter is a complex story. Its per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are among the lowest in the world, only about 1.2 tons per year versus 19 tons for the U.S., 12 tons for the EU and five tons for China. And at its current 8.5% rate of annual GDP growth, its future emissions will not even cross 3.5 tons by 2030, which is far below the projected levels for developed nations. So when it comes to per capita emissions, India is one of the least polluting countries in the world.

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