Climate change in India

India is ranked seventh among the list of countries most affected by climate change in 2019. India emits about 3 gigatonnes CO2eq of greenhouse gases each year; about two and a half tons per person, which is less than the world average. The country emits 7% of global emissions, despite having 17% of the world population. Quotes Human societies are ultimately dependent on the climate and environment they live in. Climate change and environmental degradation very likely contributed to the decline of the Harappan Civilization from the twenty-first century BCE; that is a lesson which, in the twenty-first century CE, we ought to ponder on. M. Danino, "Climate, Environment, and the Harappan Civilization", in R. Chakrabarti (ed.), Critical Themes in Environmental History of India (2014), pp. 333-377 External links Category:Climate change Category:India