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Electricity Access Has Small Effect on Emissions in India, Study Says
2014-10-20 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Expanding electricity to the homes of 650 million people in India over the past 30 years had minimal direct impact on the countrys greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change. Although many humanitarian and development organizations have stressed the importance of improving electricity access in low-income countries, it has been unclear how this would impact overall emissions levels. An analysis of trends in India between 1981 and 2011 shows that expanding household...
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