Fossil fuels, such as coal and liquid gas, contributed to 38 per cent of these fatalities, he said, citing the report. In 2022, India contributed 15.8 per cent of the world’s consumption-based PM2.5 emissions and 16.9% of the world’s production-based PM2.5 emissions, he said.These are pollution particles that are less than 2.5 micrometres and can directly enter the lungs, Ramesh said. He said the past few weeks in Delhi have exemplified the challenges we face.”Between October 16 and October 22, 2024, the PM2.5 average surged from 104 µg / m ³ to a concerning 168 µg / m³. Yet, stubble burning which has long been blamed for Delhi’s pollution crisis has fallen by 51% between 2018 and mid-October 2024 according to data from NASA’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS),” Ramesh said.This year, between October 12 and October 21, on average, stubble burning accounted for only 0.92 per cent of the PM2.5 levels in Delhi, he said, citing the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
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