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CO2 EMISSION

The Carbon Challenge

The world is yet to arrive at an agreement on reduction of carbon emissions. While some
countries seek hard caps on emissions, others have made it clear that growth is a priority.

CO2 Emission by sector (World) CO2 Emission by sector (India) Projections of vehicle fleet in India

Other Other Energy 300

Transport Agriculture
Transport 5
Residential 10 7 250
23 Residential 18 2-Wheelers 3-Wheelers
7 7
Waste 200 Cars, SUVs LCVs
3
6 Iron & 150 HCVs Total
19 Steel
7 100
Industry
38 9 50
41 Electricity Cement
Electricity & Other 0
Heat 2005 2008 2015 2025
Industry
In million

Share of transport CO2 emissions Share of transport CO2 emissions Carbon emissions in cities around the world
(World) (India)
12
Medium & Rail
Light Trucks Aviation 5
7
19 Buses 3 Navigation 1 9

2&3 Wheelers 1
54 Rail 1 6
6
Domestic Aviation
6 3
8 International Aviation 87
Road
Domestic Navigation 1
0
Palo Alto

Toronto

Berlin

Shanghai

Prague

Rome

Tokyo

Stockholm

Seoul

Rio de Janeiro

Sao Paulo
International Marine Bunkers
Other Transport 1
Cars & Light Duty Vehicles
CO2 tonnes per persons

CO2 emissions per capita

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0
Asansol
Thiruvananthapuram
Jabalpur
Bhopal
Madurai
Tiruchirapalli
Nashik
Gwalior
Kochi
Indore
Sangli
Agra
Lucknow
Shimla
Nagpur
Rajkot
Dehradun
Guntur
Mysore
Udaipur
Bangalore
Patna
Bhubaneshwar
Vijayawada
Chennai
Surat
Haldia
Bhavnagar
Thane
Ahmedabad
Pune
Raipur
Coimbatore
Faridabad
Jaipur
Kolkata
Ranchi
Gurgaon
Vishakapatnam
Jamshedpur
Average, all
Average, metros
Average, non-metros

In tonnes
ICLEI- South Asia, Energy and Carbon Emissions profiles of South Asian countries, ADB, Mc Carney, IEA

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