India stands third after China and the United States in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, states the recently published United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2024. But the ranking hides an important fact. India’s per capita emission is low at 2.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e), much below the global average of 6.6 tCO2e. Studies confirm the fact – emissions in countries such as China, India and the Russian Federation are yet to peak.