New Delhi, Nov 5 Jamshedpur had the highest per capita carbon emission while Thiruvananthapuram and Asansol had the lowest in 2007-08, according to an energy status report of 40 Indian cities.

The survey, released here today, was carried out in 53 cities in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, an international NGO working for creating a partnership of cities for combating climate change.

These cities shared energy status information "in various sectors under the jurisdiction of their respective municipal corporations or municipalities," the report said.

The 'Energy and Carbon Emissions Profile of 53 South Asian Cities', a part of the Local Government Climate Roadmap initiative of the ICLEI, however, did not include emissions and energy consumption data from Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

- (Agencies)