Overview
- Presents a progressive analysis of India’s energy sector planning and development
- Helps readers understand the reasons for high carbon emissions
- Explains impending risks of climate disasters with data
Part of the book series: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (AGES)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
Keywords
- Climate mitigation in India
- Indian economy
- Carbon emission
- Energy impact of cooking
- Carbon-intensive country
- India's energy policy
- India's energy management
- India's energy accessibility
- Energy affordability in India
- Cooking energy
- climate change
- Climate change management
- energy security
- sustainability
About this book
The Indian economy is poised for a big leap in the near future, and the topmost priority of the government is to ensure energy security, accessibility, and affordability for nearly 1.5 billion people. Currently, 70% of India’s electricity generation comes from coal- and oil-based thermalpower plants, and only 12–15% of energy is generated from renewable sources. Experts are of the view that the demand for coal and gas power generation will continue to rise and is expected to reach the equivalent of nearly 2 billion t of oil by 2030. The annual consumption of natural gas is expected to increase fourfold to 200 billion m3 a year in the near future, and its share in the primary energy basket of coal, oil, and gas will rise from 6.5% to 15% by 2030. This will not only cause a significant drain on foreign reserves but will also pose an enormous challenge to policymakers and scientists. This book serves as a useful guide in shaping India’s future energy policy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy Dynamics and Climate Mitigation
Book Subtitle: An Indian Perspective
Authors: Asheem Srivastav
Series Title: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8940-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8939-3Published: 20 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8942-3Published: 21 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-8940-9Published: 19 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2198-3542
Series E-ISSN: 2198-3550
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 194
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 164 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Management and Policy, Energy Security, Sustainability Management