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emissions come from burning coal, mainly in power stations. This share will
increase slightly, to 69%, by 2030. 19
Measured on a per-capita basis, India’s CO 2
emissions are very low at just over
1 tonne in 2005, compared with 11 tonnes in the OECD (Figure 16.11). They
are about half those of developing countries on average. By 2030, per-capita
emissions are projected to double, but they will still be well below those of the
OECD.
Figure 16.11: Per-Capita Energy-Related CO 2
Emissions in India,
Compared with Developing Countries and the OECD in the Reference Scenario
2005
2015
2030
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
tonnes of CO 2
per person
OECD Other developing countries India
Because power station efficiency is low by international standards, India’s
power sector is one of the most CO 2
-intensive in the world. Power stations
emitted, on average, 943 grammes of CO 2
per kWh of electricity produced in
2005 – more than 50% higher than the average for the world. While this is
slightly lower than the corresponding figure for China, where coal is even more
dominant, it is higher than in other countries that rely heavily on coal for
power generation, such as South Africa, Australia, Indonesia and the United
States. Total emissions of CO 2
from power plants in 2005 were 659 Mt, nearly
60% of total CO 2
emissions in India.
19. Projections by TERI and by the Indian government (some scenarios) show higher demand for fossil fuels,
especially coal, and therefore higher CO 2
emissions (TERI, 2006 and Planning Commission, 2006).
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