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Figure 1.3: Primary energy consumption in China, India, OECD and World in key fuels
Source: Based on BP Stats (2015)
factors, such as overall level of development, governance structure,
and vulnerability to climate change will also determine a country’s
targets and strategies. There is no single low carbon development
blueprint that can be universally applicable.
The concept of low carbon development (LCD) has been articulated
in the policy arenas in both China and India. Low carbon development
in these sectors can result in co-benefits that include energy security,
health benefits, and addressing local environmental pollution.
In China, the National Development and Reform Commission
(NDRC) describes low carbon development as the development of the
socioeconomic system that can realize low carbon emissions. India’s
National Action Plan on Climate Change highlights the co-benefit
approach for low carbon activities that could in turn ensure energy
security, reduced local pollution, and increased access to energy
through distributed and decentralized forms of energy systems.
India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
was adopted in 2008. NAPCC outlines policies directed at climate
change mitigation and adaptation. China’s National Climate Change
Chapter 1 Dimensions of Low Carbon Development in China and India 9
Figure 1.3: Primary energy consumption in China, India, OECD and World in key fuels
Source: Based on BP Stats (2015)
factors, such as overall level of development, governance structure,
and vulnerability to climate change will also determine a country’s
targets and strategies. There is no single low carbon development
blueprint that can be universally applicable.
The concept of low carbon development (LCD) has been articulated
in the policy arenas in both China and India. Low carbon development
in these sectors can result in co-benefits that include energy security,
health benefits, and addressing local environmental pollution.
In China, the National Development and Reform Commission
(NDRC) describes low carbon development as the development of the
socioeconomic system that can realize low carbon emissions. India’s
National Action Plan on Climate Change highlights the co-benefit
approach for low carbon activities that could in turn ensure energy
security, reduced local pollution, and increased access to energy
through distributed and decentralized forms of energy systems.
India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
was adopted in 2008. NAPCC outlines policies directed at climate
change mitigation and adaptation. China’s National Climate Change
Chapter 1 Dimensions of Low Carbon Development in China and India 9
