Trivia

COP 26 in Glasgow and the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dominated the agenda this week. Among the usual suspects, China and the US are the two countries that emit the most GHGs. Do you know which regions/countries follow them?

a) Russia, Japan, and Brazil

b) Europe, India, and Russia

c) India, South Korea, and the United Kingdom

ANSWER

b) As you can see in the table, Europe, India, and Russia occupy third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively. India also stands out as the second-largest consumer of coal on the planet, after China.