India

Balancing climate policy and development

India has aggressive renewable energy targets and industry energy efficiency policies, but faces significant infrastructure challenges, which may derail otherwise good policy. India is growing rapidly and represented 8% of the increase in global energy-related CO₂ emissions between 2000 and 2010.

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subjectEmissions

These graphs show the changes in emissions and growth in the Power, Industry, and Agriculture sectors in India

 
 
 

Agriculture Emissions and land use

Land use-related emissions remained relatively flat, as did land under cultivation.

     
     
     
     

    Power Greenhouse gas emissions and generation

    Emissions largely tracked the growth in electricity generation.

       
       
       
       

      Industry Greenhouse gas emissions

      Emissions have risen, but not as rapidly as production.

         
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