As the world confronts a changing climate, India is a crucial unknown, and its decisions could either doom efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions — or jump-start them. Measured per person, however, India’s emissions are ranked 140th in the world (the United States is 14th and China is 48th). But India’s emissions are set to rise in the years ahead as economic growth propels demand for energy. China’s spectacular economic rise, for example, led to an explosive jump in its carbon emissions. Above detail 10 China 6 World 3 India 0 $0 $5K $10K $20K $40K $60K Sources: Global Carbon Project, United Nations.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2020 13:30 UTC