ENERGY USE AND CARBON IMPLICATIONS IN INDIA - FOCUS ON INDUSTRY

Our objective in this paper is to assess the economic impact of alternative abatement strategies which may be adopted by India in the perspective of its industrialization program. For this purpose, we quantify levels of CO2 emissions associated with different industrial strategies and process choices for given levels of projected demand for end-use service and for industrial products. We then estimate optimal process and fuel mix of energy supply for each end use which is consistent with given emission abatement levels, and identify policy options in view of the above.