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- Title
Climate-Change Mitigation Revisited: Low-Carbon Energy Transitions for China and India.
- Authors
Urban, Frauke
- Abstract
China and India are heavily dependent on high-carbon fossil fuels. This article elaborates the implications of low-carbon energy transitions in the two countries, which can mitigate their serious contribution to climate change while allowing economic growth. Three modelling case studies are presented: for the Chinese power sector, the economy of Beijing and rural Indian households without access to electricity. They demonstrate a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, while costs are likely to increase. Financial assistance and technology transfer will be needed to support their efforts towards a climate-friendly low-carbon economy.
- Subjects
INDIA; CHINA; POWER resources; GREENHOUSE gas mitigation; ECONOMIC development; FOSSIL fuels; CLIMATE change; ELECTRICITY; TECHNOLOGY transfer
- Publication
Development Policy Review, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 6, p693
- ISSN
0950-6764
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-7679.2009.00466.x