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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Low Carbon Pathways for India and Costs of Action Versus Inaction -- 1 Overview -- Abstract -- 1.1 Low-Carbon Pathways -- 1.2 Can India Grow in a Low-Carbon Way? -- 1.2.1 Energy Consumption and Projected Demand -- 1.3 An Outline of the Book -- Reference -- 2 India's Energy Demand and Supply -- Abstract -- 2.1 Energy Sector Growth Since 1980 -- 2.2 Growth in the 1990s -- 2.3 Recovery Between 2000 and 2010 -- 2.4 Declines Since 2010 -- 2.5 Implications -- 2.6 Energy Demand Going Forward -- 2.6.1 Demand -- 2.6.2 Meeting Demand -- References -- 3 Low Carbon Pathways for Growth in India: Assessment of Climate Models -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Review of the Models -- 3.3 Results from the Indian Modeling Exercises -- References -- 4 Low Carbon Pathways -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Assumptions -- 4.3 Reference Scenario -- 4.3.1 Demand -- 4.3.2 Supply -- 4.4 Low Carbon Pathways -- 4.5 Demand -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Cost of Inaction on Mitigating Climate Change: A Preliminary Analysis -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Methodology -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Cost of Agriculture Production Loss -- 5.3.2 Cost of Health Impacts -- 5.4 Increased Investment in Electricity Generation Infrastructure -- 5.5 Conclusions and Limitations -- References -- Energy Challenges and Strategies in Key Sectors -- 6 Low-Carbon Pathways for Urban Development and Mobility in India -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 GHG Emissions in the Urban Transport Sector -- 6.3 Urban Growth and GHG Emissions-the Interrelationships -- 6.4 Promoting Low-Carbon Growth in Cities -- 6.5 Low-Carbon Pathways in India's Million Plus Cities -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Strategies to Lower Carbon Emissions in Industry -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction.

This book explores ways in which India can negotiate the low carbon path up until 2030, when it is expected to be the largest economy after the US and China. It comprehensively reviews the low climate pathways for India and provides a guide to the pathways that the country can adopt. India's population, energy demands and emissions will increase significantly, and the challenge is to restrict its CO2 emissions and walk the low carbon path. Through its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), India has pledged to reduce its emissions significantly. Addressing the question of which low carbon paths India can adhere to without compromising its growth, the book identifies the key factors that feed into existing models of climate change and discusses the cost of action versus inaction. It also examines key issues concerning India's environment through the lens of the transport, industry and water sectors. The book concludes by looking at policy implications for low carbon growth in India.