India , responsible for 4.5 % of global greenhouse gas emissions , ratified the Paris climate agreement on Sunday . Under the agreement , the country expects to generate at least 40 % of its electricity from non - fossil fuel sources by 2020 . The US and China , jointly responsible for 40 % of the world ’s carbon emissions , joined the agreement last month . The European Union is also expected to join in the near future , with ratifications past the 55 % of global carbon emissions produced by developing countries required for the agreement to come into effect .
India, responsible for 4.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, ratified the Paris climate agreement on Sunday. Under the agreement, the country pledged to generate at least 40% of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. The US and China, jointly responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions, joined the agreement last month. The European Union is also expected to join in the near future, taking ratifications past the 55% of global carbon emissions produced by 55 countries required for the agreement to come into effect.