Live Mint: On 2 October, India promised to reduce the emission intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by about a third from 2005 levels by the year 2030. That doesn't mean overall emissions will come down, but that the rise will be at a slower pace, as the charts below show.
The rise in emissions is not only a function of how much the emission intensity (as a ratio of GDP) is cut, but also how fast the economy grows. If India sticks to the current pledge and the economy grows at a constant 7.5% from...