Vapi "exemplifies a region overwhelmed by industrial estates -- more than 50 poison the local soils and groundwater with pesticides, PCBs (carcinogenic chemicals), chromium, mercury, lead, and cadmium."

About 80 percent of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the use of fossil fuels are produced by the energy industry and the remaining 20 percent from agriculture, the report said. Coal is the main source of electricity generation.

In China, the use of coal to generate electricity increased from to 79 percent in 2003 from 71 percent in 1990. It rose in India over the same period to 68 percent from 65 percent, Jamal Saghir, director of energy and water for the World Bank, said according to the report on the Bank's Web site.

The publication notes that global carbon dioxide emissions have risen 19 percent since 1990, more than 25 percent behind goals set forth under the Kyoto Protocol, which called for a 5.2 percent reduction from 1990 levels.

The rise has been driven by surging emissions from China (73 percent increase) and India (88 percent increase) as well as the United States (20 percent increase) and Japan (15 percent increase). Europe's emissions, including only European Monetary Union countries, have climbed by only 3 percent over the period.

India said Monday it would reject proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions at a summit meeting of the world's leading economies next month because stricter limits would slow its booming economy. "Legally mandated measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are likely to have significant adverse impacts on GDP growth of developing countries, including India," environment ministry secretary Pradipto Ghosh said.

Check out the link to see the current position of Indian Industry as CO2 emission.
http://carma.org/region/detail/90

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