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World’s top 10 polluters
These are the world’s top 10 polluters, ranked by their absolute greenhouse gas emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. Absolute emissions (carbon dioxide equivalent — million tonnes per year.
1. China – 6,027:-
Although, China officially overtook the US as the world’s biggest CO2 emitter, research has shown that almost a third of Chinese carbon emissions are the result of producing goods for export.
2. United States – 5,769 :-
USA drew worldwide criticism for failing to adopt the greatest international agreement for the reduction of greenhouse gases, The Kyoto Protocol, accepted by nearly every other country. The US has 4% of the world’s population but produces about 25% of all carbon dioxide emissions.
3. Russia – 1,587 :-
Russia has increased its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an encouraging development before United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said his country would try to reduce greenhouse emissions by 25 percent by 2020, not by 15 percent as was planned before.
4. India – 1,324 :-
Four days prior to the Copenhagen climate summit, India announced that it will reduce its emission intensity by 20-25 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level. India’s emissions intensity is already lower than other emerging economies and had decreased 17.6 percent between 1990 and 2005.
5. Japan – 1,236 :-
Japan, the world’s fifth-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, announced in June this year that it will target a cut in emissions by 15 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels.Japan has one of the strictest environmental protection laws in place.
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