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IIT Madras divulges India’s long-term energy scenarios- 23-Jul-2014

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Chennai: The Indo-German Centre for Sustainability, IIT Madras, has released a report on India’s long-term energy scenarios, showing that it is conceivable for India to stabilize its greenhouse gas emissions, provide access to modern energy services to its entire population and also gain a broad set of environmental, economic and social benefits.

The study shows that it is possible for India to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to around 2005 levels by 2030 and also provide modern energy services to more than half its population who are currently un-served or under-served in this regard. This would entail having to focus on providing energy services to at least the bottom 50 million or so households by providing LPG or advanced electric cookstoves where feasible, access to electricity for lighting, water, sanitation services, improved access to services in urban areas (involving changes in land-use and transport), improved agricultural services, and so on. At the same time, commitments would be required to improve efficiency across the board and increase penetration of renewable energy in electricity generation and to make efforts to shift transport, housing and industry towards more sustainable models.

Professor Sudhir Chella Rajan, Coordinator, IGCS and Principal Investigator of the study said, “This study is unique in that it segments per capita emissions from Indians by income group. In doing so, it shows that India’s low average per capita emissions compared to the world average are largely due to a very substantial number of people who do not have access to modern energy services using electricity or petroleum products. At the same time, about 10 percent of the population, making up roughly the populations of France and the UK combined, emit at about the same rate as these countries. If India is to be committed to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in order to meet a global target to reduce the risk of climate change, then much of the burden ought to be borne by the wealthier sections of the population. This report shows that this is possible, but that it would require imagination, careful attention to consequences and a commitment to sustainable development on the part of policymakers.”

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