World’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases pays lip service to tackling climate crisis and, with fossil fuels central to regime’s legitimacy, it seems happier with status quo World’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases pays lip service to tackling climate crisis and, with fossil fuels central to regime’s legitimacy, it seems happier with status quo GDP per capita per annum : US$17,383 (global average $14,210) Total annual tonnes CO2 : 1.8bn (4.8% of global total, fourth highest