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 USA are the two countries emitting 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 can be seen in the table, Europe, India and Russia occupy third, fourth and fifth place, respectively. India also stands out as the second largest coal consumer on the planet, after China.