US researchers say India can reduce emissions in power sector by increasing clean energy efficiency: report

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Washington: India can bring greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector to 2018 levels by increasing clean energy capacity. A new study by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley Lab says that India can achieve more than its renewable energy goals. The study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A statement published on Monday said, “India can maintain greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector at 2018 levels by increasing its current 450 GW target of clean energy capacity to 600 GW over the next decade.” To meet the needs of economic development, we can almost double the supply of electricity. ”

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India has set the goal of increasing wind and solar power capacity by five times by 2030. The report said that India’s objective of generating energy from alternatives other than fossil fuels will have a major impact on global climate change efforts as it is third in the world in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

Researchers said that India would need resources to meet its electricity demand while the solar and wind energy levels were low.

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