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GDP per capita already exceeds US$ 40 thousand (2010 price). China 1.0
and India are still located on the left side of the Kuznets curve.
This kind of increasing emission trend will continue in the years to
come, though the pace of growth may be reduced. According to IEA’s
estimation (Figure 1.12), China and India’s total CO2 emissions will still
keep growing in the course of industrialization and urbanization over
the next few decades, which will induce higher mitigation pressure for
the two countries.
Figure 1.11: GDP per Capita and CO2 Emission per Capita in Major Economies
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), cdiac.ornl.gov; The World Bank, data.
worldbank.org
1.5 The Way Forward
India and China, which together account for about 36 per cent of
the world’s population, are responsible for about 22 per cent of the
world’s demand for primary energy, and about 1/3rd of the world’s
CO2 emission. With India and China staying on their impressive
economic growth trajectories, respectively, seen in recent years, their
energy demand and CO2 emission will continue to grow, and the two
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and India are still located on the left side of the Kuznets curve.
This kind of increasing emission trend will continue in the years to
come, though the pace of growth may be reduced. According to IEA’s
estimation (Figure 1.12), China and India’s total CO2 emissions will still
keep growing in the course of industrialization and urbanization over
the next few decades, which will induce higher mitigation pressure for
the two countries.
Figure 1.11: GDP per Capita and CO2 Emission per Capita in Major Economies
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), cdiac.ornl.gov; The World Bank, data.
worldbank.org
1.5 The Way Forward
India and China, which together account for about 36 per cent of
the world’s population, are responsible for about 22 per cent of the
world’s demand for primary energy, and about 1/3rd of the world’s
CO2 emission. With India and China staying on their impressive
economic growth trajectories, respectively, seen in recent years, their
energy demand and CO2 emission will continue to grow, and the two
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