India vital statistics
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GDP per capita per annum: $2,880 (global average $14,210) – 142/193 countries
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Total annual tonnes CO2: 3.06bn (third highest country)
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CO2 per capita: 2.13 metric tonnes (global average 4.7)
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Most recent NDC (carbon plan): 2022 (new NDC is awaiting ministerial approval)
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Climate plans: highly insufficient
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Population: 1.45 billion
It was still only early April when farmhands and construction workers began to collapse from heat exhaustion in northern India, while daytime temperatures topped 40C (104F) in the capital, Delhi. Night-time record highs caused spikes in air conditioning use, overwhelming the electricity grid and causing protracted power outages as people struggled to keep cool.
The blazing heat had come earlier than usual. One big Delhi hospital opened up a specialist heat ward equipped with two large tubs filled with ice. Other medical facilities scrambled to buy ice packs as heat-related emergencies surged….
