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than one-and-a-half times the Indian standard of 0.1 to 0.5 microgrammes per<br />

cubic metre. Land degradation, resulting from opencast coal mining and overextraction<br />

of water for mining purposes, is also a major concern.<br />

India has air quality standards prescribed for various pollutants. They vary by<br />

location but are set within a legal framework under yhe Prevention and Control<br />

of Air Pollution Act, 1981, which extends to the whole of India. The Indian<br />

government reports that Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru,<br />

Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kanpur, Agra, Sholapur and Lucknow are<br />

India's most polluted cities. Greater policy efforts are needed, like expanding the<br />

use of public transport, introducing fuel economy standards and accelerating the<br />

uptake of cleaner vehicle technologies. Progress in reducing local pollution has<br />

been made in some large cities, notably Delhi, where all public transport<br />

vehicles are required to be powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). 15<br />

India acceded to the Kyoto Protocol in 2002 and the government is becoming<br />

more active in global climate change negotiations. Although it does not have<br />

greenhouse gas emissions commitments, it has taken active steps to address<br />

climate change, notably encouraging projects under the clean development<br />

mechanism (CDM), which play an important role in curbing global emissions.<br />

The <strong>Energy</strong> and Resources Institute of India has been selected to carry out the<br />

National Strategy Study on CDM in India sponsored by the <strong>World</strong> Bank. This<br />

initiative focuses on the following themes: strategic overview of CDM<br />

opportunities for India and international demand for emission offsets;<br />

identification of CDM projects for key sectors; key institutional, legal,<br />

financial, and regulatory prerequisites to facilitate CDM project development<br />

and implementation; human and institutional capacity building to identify,<br />

develop, implement and process CDM projects in India; and capacity to<br />

exploit global opportunities.<br />

CDM activity in India is second only to that of China. Expected emissions<br />

reductions from proposed CDM projects in India amount to some 54 Mt of<br />

CO 2<br />

-equivalent per year during 2008-2012. 16 Slightly under half of these<br />

expected reductions are from projects which have already been officially<br />

approved by the CDM Executive Board. <strong>Energy</strong>-related projects account for<br />

almost 75% of the total savings. These projects focus mainly on renewable<br />

energy (20 Mt CO 2<br />

), energy efficiency (12 Mt) and fuel-switching (7 Mt).<br />

Most of the projects are being developed by Indian companies. The main<br />

buyers of credits worldwide are industrial companies and power generators,<br />

both in the European Union, where they are covered by the EU Emissions<br />

Trading Scheme, and in Japan, which has a voluntary trading system.<br />

15. Air pollution and CO 2<br />

emission trends in India are discussed in Chapter 16.<br />

16. Based on data from the Joint Implementation Pipeline of the United Nations Environment<br />

Programme, Risø Centre on <strong>Energy</strong>, Climate and Sustainable Development (available on line at<br />

www.uneprisoe.org).<br />

462 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Outlook</strong> <strong>2007</strong> - INDIA’S ENERGY PROSPECTS

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