Question
Download Solution PDFAs on June 2015, (in absolute terms) what is India's rank globally in terms of contribution to greenhouse gas emissions?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 4th.
- World Resources Institute (WRI) shows India as the 4th biggest emitter in greenhouse gas emissions.
- India is followed by China, Mexico, and Brazil.
Important Points
- Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases.
- They let sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere.
- The main gas of greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2).
- The other gases of greenhouse gases are methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Fluorinated gases, ozone (O3), water vapor (H2O).
- Fluorinated gases like hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride are synthetic, powerful greenhouse gases that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes.
Additional Information
- Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation (net heat energy) emitted from Earth’s surface and reradiating it back to Earth’s surface.
- In 1997, The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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