Developing countries like India and China are doing a far better job in curbing greenhouse gas emissions than the rich nations, according to a new United Nations report.
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The UN draft report, which would be released in Bangkok tomorrow after discussion between governments and scientists, says despite rapid industrialization, countries like India or China have succeeded in putting a brake to the growth of emission, a rate which is more than the cuts demanded from the rich nation by the Kyoto Protocol.
The draft report said
Efforts undertaken by developing countries (i.e. Brazil, China, India and Mexico) for reasons other than climate change have reduced their emissions growth over the past 3 decades by approximately 500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
This was more than the reduction required from the developed nation. In contrast, France emitted 563 million tones of such gas in the year 2004, while it was 534 million for Australia and 428 million by Spain.
Hu Tao of China's State Environmental Protection Administration said China's one-child policy also helped them reduce emission. He said
China is already doing a lot.
China is the second highest emitter of greenhouse gases, behind the United States, which pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, because it might reduce jobs in the country.
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