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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Nina Lakhani Climate justice reporter

‘Huge energy challenges’: how can India make the leap to become a green, clean country?

Mumbai, India with carbon emissions graph line in the skyline
Two-thirds of Indian households experience some form of energy poverty, according to one study. Composite: Prina Shah for the Guardian / Getty Images/iStockphoto

India vital statistics

It was still only early April when farmhands and construction workers began to collapse from heat exhaustion in northern India, while daytime temperatures topped 40C (104F) in the capital, Delhi. Night-time record highs caused spikes in air conditioning use, overwhelming the electricity grid and causing protracted power outages as people struggled to keep cool.

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