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India's pollution is as bad, if not worse: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/02/india-v-china http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/

• mahranch 11y ago
  The biggest relevant fact on that page is half hidden. China pumps out 10 gigatonnes of CO2 every year. India? Just 2 gigatonnes tons. In fact, you could combine the U.S, E.U and India's C02 annual output, and it still wouldn't be as much as China. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di... Why does that matter? Because India has roughly the same population size as China, but pumps significantly less C02 into the atmosphere.
  • dageshi 11y ago
    Doesn't India have a generally warmer climate than China, as in no need to burn fossil fuels to keep warm?
    • r00fus 11y ago
      It probably has more to do with the fact that China is the worlds factory (Foxconn?), while India has a lower portion of their economy in heavy industry. As to why that's the case - again, this could be attributed to a political issue - government looks aside as BigCo craps on the country's environment, as long as it fuels the massive economy, keeping everyone optimistic.
  • contingencies 11y ago
    India is majority vegetarian, has roads so bad no sane person would enjoy driving a car, and is a continental peninsula surrounded by ocean.