Indonesia world's No.3 greenhouse gas emitter: report - Reuters

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Source: Reuters

Indonesia world's No.3 greenhouse gas emitter: report
Mon Jun 4, 2007 3:53AM EDT

By Adhityani Arga

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is among the world's top three
greenhouse gas emitters because of deforestation, peatland
degradation and forest fires, a World Bank and British government
climate change report released on Monday showed.

An increase of global temperatures has already resulted in prolonged
drought, heavy rainfall leading to floods and tidal waves in Indonesia,
putting the archipelago's rich biodiversity at risk, the report said.

"Emissions resulting from deforestation and forest fires are five times
those from non-forestry emissions. Emissions from energy and industrial
sectors are relatively small, but are growing very rapidly," the report
said.

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Indonesia's total annual carbon dioxide emissions stand at 3.014 billion
tonnes after the United States, which is the world's top emitter with
6.005 billion tonnes followed by China at 5.017 billion tonnes, according
to data from the report.

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