Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

India’s share in the World Green Houses gases is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 3%

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3%”.

India's contribution to historical cumulative CO2 emissions (excluding LULUCF) is 3%, whereas the US and the EU have contributed 25% and 17% respectively to total fossil CO2 emissions from 1850 to 2019.

China contributed 13%, the Russian Federation 7%, and Indonesia and Brazil 1% each.

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