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Clubbing India with emitters like China and the US is completely unacceptable as its per capita emissions are "very low", a senior official of the European Parliament said today.
There have been concerted attempts to club India with major emitters like the US at climate negotiations despite its low per capita emissions.
India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions rose by around five per cent last year to reach 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide but these were still less than half of the global average, according to a report released by a global team of scientists earlier this week.
It is true that a recent poll indicated that 75% of Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank supported the actions of Hamas on Oct. 7. It is true that the people of Gaza chose to elect Hamas as their leaders in 2006. And it is true that an alarming number of Palestinians have…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The European Commission on Friday said that the sole aim of CBAM -- a tax the EU plans to impose on energy-intensive goods from countries like India and China -- is to prevent carbon leakage, a situation where companies decide to shift out their production from a country with stringent policies. World News | As India Threatens Retaliation, EU Says Preventing Carbon Leakage Sole Aim of CBAM.