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The energy intensity of India’s GDP decreased by more than 20% over the past decade. Our share in global CO2 emissions is around 6%, versus a population share of about 16%. Per-capita emissions are 1.6 tonnes of CO2, versus the global average of 4.4 tonnes.
By Gaurav Bhatiani & Sanjeev AhluwaliaDelivering the 19th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture on Friday, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urged India to turn away from building coal-fired power stations. This comes five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opted to enhance India’s share of renewable energy (RE) capacity to 40% by 2022 (currently at 22%, about 84 GW). This single step secures India’s fulsome participation in
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