Air Pollution in India
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- Created on: 12-05-21 19:41
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- Air Pollution in India
- Causes
- fuel and biomass burning
- used for cooking and heating
- 300,000 people die of indoor air pollution in india
- 200 million tonnes of biomass burnt annually
- emissions standards
- cars lacked catalytic converters
- high emissions
- toxic fuels due to lax government
- 2005 india adopted european standards for emissions
- cars lacked catalytic converters
- traffic congestion
- increased car ownership
- increased pollution
- traffic congestion reduces speeds
- burn fuel inefficiently at low speeds
- increases gas emissions by x8
- increased car ownership
- greenhouse gas emissions
- 3rd largest emitter of CO2 in 2009
- 5% of the worlds human sourced CO2
- fuel and biomass burning
- Impacts
- reduced life expectancy by 3 years
- breathe air above safe levels defined by the WHO
- indoor air pollution responsible for 1 million deaths / year
- increased risk of respiratory diseases
- rise in pollution related cancers
- 20% increase in lung cancer in past 10 years
- Strategies
- government
- Clean Air Mission India
- monitor and reduce pollution levels across all sectors
- Develop Emergency Response Plan
- raise public awareness through air quality maps
- Clean Air Mission India
- transport sector
- freight transport from road to lower emission modes
- rail
- waterways
- coastal
- freight transport from road to lower emission modes
- residential sector
- provide cleaner fuels
- LPG
- provide 50% more efficient biomass stoves
- provide cleaner fuels
- agri
- convert agri waste into electricity
- industrial sector
- Emission Trading Schemes
- cap-and-trade for power generation and other large polluting industries
- similar to carbon trading sceme
- Emission Trading Schemes
- government
- Causes
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