China, USA and India Top Polluters of Atmosphere

Full Story: The Express Tribune 7 November 2011

A report by US Department of Energy this week reveals China, USA and India re the top polluters of atmosphere by allowing emitting of harmful burning fossil fuels. Their emission saw a biggest ever jump in 2010 with China leading the list with an increase of 212 million metric tonnes of carbon in 2010 over 2009, compared to 59 million metric tonnes more from the United States and 48 million metric tonnes more from India.

While countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, Poland and Kazakhstan have also shown an upward trend, countries including Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Spain, New Zealand and Pakistan have shown a downward trend.

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