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India Greenhouse Gases Expected to Triple by 2030

Sep 2nd 2009
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2009Sept2: India’s greenhouse gas emissions are expected to rise from about 1.2 billion tons at present to between 4 to 7 billion tons by 2030, according to a report prepared by several Indian independent institutions (BBC, 2009).

Reference: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8234822.stm

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