India’s emissions rose by 6.1% in 2023: UN study

India’s greenhouse gas emissions surged by 6.1 per cent in 2023, contributing to 8 per cent of the global total but the country’s historical contribution to global CO2 emissions stands at only 3 per cent, a new UN report has revealed. While India’s per capita emission remains low at 2.9 tons of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e),