Growth rate of agricultural emissions picking up since 2015, shows data

Share of agriculture in India's emissions may be falling, but it still accounts for a fifth of the total

Although India refrained from signing the COP26 Action Agenda on Sustainable Agriculture at the climate summit in Glasgow though it was part of the negotiations, data suggests it needs to move fast in addressing the issue of agricultural sustainability.

A Business Standard analysis of Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) data from 1990-2018 shows that even though India ranks third in terms of total greenhouse gas emissions, it has the top rank in terms of agricultural emissions. It accounted for over 12 per cent of the global greenhouse emissions from agriculture and related activities. It emitted 7 per cent more than the