Consider the following statements: 1. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in India are less than 0.5 t CO₂/capita. 2. In terms of CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion, India ranks second in Asia-Pacific region. 3. Electricity and heat producers are the largest sources of CO₂ emissions in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Gives explicit historical and projected per‑capita CO₂ figures for India (0.9 t in 2000, projected 1.6 t in 2030) and a world average (3.8 t in 2000).

A student can compare these India figures with a contemporary world average per‑capita CO₂ (from a reputable source) to judge whether India is below 0.5 t today or has risen above it.

States a simple per‑head CO₂ number for India: 'only one metric tonne per head per annum.'

Treat this as an example estimate to test against current official national CO₂ per‑capita statistics to see if India is above or below 0.5 t.

Provides a contrasting example claim that an Indian citizen 'barely reaches 0.5 tons,' highlighting that some sources place India near the 0.5 t threshold.

A student could use this as a hypothesis that India ≈0.5 t and seek recent time‑series data to confirm whether India is below 0.5 t now or has surpassed it.

Notes India’s per‑capita emissions are 'about a third of the global average' and gives India's total emissions (3.9 billion tCO2e in 2019), linking per‑capita fractions to global averages.

If the student knows/looks up the global per‑capita CO₂ value, they can multiply by ~1/3 to estimate India’s per‑capita figure and compare to 0.5 t.

States India’s energy consumption per capita is 'just 30% of the world average,' implying lower fossil‑fuel use per person and thus lower per‑capita CO₂ relative to the world average.

A student can combine this percentage with a known world per‑capita CO₂ figure to approximate India's per‑capita emissions and test the 0.5 t threshold.

Gives India's absolute annual emissions (3.9 billion metric tons CO2e in 2019) and its share of global emissions (current annual emissions ~7%).

A student can compare this absolute value to known national CO2-from-fuel-combustion totals for Asia‑Pacific countries (e.g., China, Japan, Australia) to estimate India’s regional rank.

States India’s share of global GHG emissions (4% in this source), giving another measure of India’s contribution to global emissions.

Use this percentage alongside region-wide emission percentages (from an atlas or IEA/UN data) to infer whether India is among the top emitters in Asia‑Pacific.

Explains the expectation that India (with China) will become a leading contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, implying a rising position within regional emitter rankings.

Combine this qualitative pattern with country-by-country emission figures (external) to judge if India ranks among the top Asia‑Pacific emitters.

Notes India’s per‑capita emissions are lower than many countries and contrasts India with other rapidly industrialising nations (Brazil, China), contextualising India’s relative position.

A student can pair per‑capita vs absolute emission data (external) to differentiate whether India’s rank in the region is high in total emissions despite low per‑capita values.

States that industrialised countries account for nearly two‑thirds of global CO2 from fossil fuel combustion, indicating developed Asia‑Pacific countries historically dominate that metric.

Use this rule to consider that India’s regional rank must be evaluated against both developed (Japan, Australia, South Korea) and very large developing emitters (China), using their emission totals.

Gives a concrete breakdown of installed electricity capacity showing thermal generation (63%) dominating India's electricity mix.

A student could combine this with the basic fact that thermal electricity is largely coal- or gas-fired (carbon‑emitting) to infer electricity generation likely contributes a large share of CO₂ emissions.

States that about 65% of India's electricity is thermal, explicitly linking electricity production to fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, natural gas).

Use the known high CO₂ intensity of coal/gas combustion to argue that thermal electricity production is a major source of CO₂ emissions.

Notes coal is a major contributor to installed capacity (223 thousand MW) and India has one of the world's largest power generation capacities — implying large-scale coal-based generation.

Combine this capacity-scale clue with standard emission factors for coal-fired power to estimate that electricity/heat production could be the largest CO₂ source category.

States fossil fuels are the world's biggest energy source and burning them produces heat‑trapping greenhouse gases; India is pursuing non‑fossil targets, implying current reliance on fossil electricity.

A student could reason that because electricity relies heavily on fossil fuels, and those fuels emit CO₂ when burned, electricity/heat production is a plausible dominant emissions category.

India's COP26 commitment to have 50% of installed electricity capacity from non‑fossil sources by 2030 implies electricity generation is a major focus of emissions mitigation.

Interpret this commitment as indirect evidence that electricity generation is currently a major emissions source and that shifting capacity mix is intended to reduce CO₂ from that sector.