Firstly, of course, the fact that the United Arab Emirates is hosting Cop28 is already causing something of a controversy. Here's a clue: it certainly isn't the United Kingdom, which accounts for less than one per cent of global emissions. India's CO2 emissions (2,693 million tons in 2022) were eight times higher than the UK's (341 million tons), while China's were 37 times higher. Most polluting countries China, with more than 12,667 million tons of CO2 released. United States, with 4,854 million tons of CO2 India, with 2,693 million tons of CO2 Russia, with 1,909 million tons of CO2 Japan, 1,083 million tons of CO2 Indonesia, 692 million tons of CO2 Iran, 686 million tons of CO2 Germany, 674 million tons of CO2 South Korea, 636 million tons of CO2Saudi Arabia, 608 million tons of CO2 * measured in millions of tons of CO2 in 2022.

Source: Express November 08, 2023 20:56 UTC