Climate Change: 'It is not acceptable for India to be like China-US in carbon emissions'; Big statement from a member of the European Parliament

Reducing carbon emissions is a big challenge before the whole world. Countries like India, America and China are often seen standing together in the fight against climate change and the struggle to save the environment. However, in terms of carbon emissions, India cannot be placed in the category of countries like China and America. This is what Peter Lise, a senior member of the European Parliament, has to say. He said that including India in the list of countries having high per capita carbon emissions cannot be accepted. Peter is a German politician.

While speaking at the United Nations Climate Talks (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Peter Liese said that per capita carbon emissions in India are 'very low', hence the country has to compete with countries like America and China. Inclusion in the list cannot be accepted. The German politician said, that when people in Germany have two cars, Indian people should be able to have one car. It is noteworthy that despite low per capita emissions, concrete efforts have been made during climate talks to link India with major carbon emitters like the US.

He said it is important for everyone to recognize that the per capita emissions of the UAE, China, and the US are very different. The climate and environmental scenarios in developed countries are very different from India. He said many people in Europe keep China and India in the same league. Doing so is sometimes completely unacceptable even to the Gulf countries. Compared to these countries, per capita emissions in India are very low.

Let us tell you that earlier this week a global team of scientists released the report. According to this, India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions have increased by about five percent last year. Despite 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per capita, this is still less than half the global average. Scientists said America tops the per capita carbon emissions chart. Here every person in the country emits 14.9 tonnes of CO2. The US is followed by Russia (11.4), Japan (8.5), China (8), and the European Union (6.2). Global carbon emissions averaged 4.7 tonnes.
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