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An Alternate Energy Future for India-Its Implication for India's Climate Pledge and the Global Goal of Limiting Warming to Safe Levels


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1 Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560 012, India
 

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently projected that India is heading for the centre of the global energy stage as she is projected to contribute more than any other country to the rise in global energy demand over the next quarter century (up to 2040)1. Apart from the trade and market implications, India's increasing energy demand could have serious implications for local air pollution, freshwater availability, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to global sustainability, among others.
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Authors

Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi
Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560 012, India
Mitavachan Hiremath
Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560 012, India

Abstract


The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently projected that India is heading for the centre of the global energy stage as she is projected to contribute more than any other country to the rise in global energy demand over the next quarter century (up to 2040)1. Apart from the trade and market implications, India's increasing energy demand could have serious implications for local air pollution, freshwater availability, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to global sustainability, among others.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi06%2F1028-1031