Summary
The link between rising prosperity and increasing climate change is a real one. This is because increasing living standards for expanding populations worldwide means dependence on reliable modern energy for lighting homes, making new things, e-commerce and more, which in turn leads to carbon emissions. By 2040, global GDP will likely double, and world population is expected to reach 9.2 billion people, up from 7.4 billion today. Asia will add the most people with a significant number moving out of poverty and therefore adding to additional energy demand.
India’s growth and energy story is also likely to follow a similar path. The big question is, “How can Indi......