Factsheet: Who is emitting

As per World Resources Institute's Climate Analysis Indicators Tools (CAIT) version 8.0, USA had less than 5 per cent ofther world's  population,  but  accounted  for  20  per  cent  of  the  global  carbon  dioxide  emissions  in  2007.  India,  withalmost 17 per cent of global population accounted for less than 5 per cent of the emissions. China stood at the top ofthe chart with over 22 per cent emissions and almost 20 per cent of global polulation.