India's Energy Challenge: More Energy, Less Carbon

Abstract

India is the fourth largest emitter of carbon-di-oxide after China, USA and the EU but India is the only country among the top emitters to have per capita energy consumption that is significantly lower than average world consumption. The contradiction between high CO2 emissions at the national level and low per person energy consumption at the individual level constitutes the unique energy policy challenge of India: India needs more energy but with less carbon.