Outlook of Indian Household Energy and Emission Profile

Abstract:

With rapid growth in economy, energy consumption in developing countries like India is increasing at a fast rate primarily due to increase in demand in energy intensive sectors. The adverse impacts on the environment due to high energy demand are also becoming evident. Energy consumption in household sector can be defined as the energy consumed in homes to meet the needs of the residents themselves. To understand the residential energy consumption pattern it is important to identify the drivers of energy use in developing India. The basic drivers are population growth, household size, fuel and technology, income level and life style changes. Energy and climate change related concern of the Indian economy include the growing gap between demand and supply of energy, and environmental externalities associated with energy use. In this paper the drivers of energy consumption and emission are identified and the Indian household energy consumption pattern is analyzed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 768)
• Pages: 265-271
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.768.265
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Satish Kumar Yawale
• Keywords: Drivers of Energy Demand, Energy Consumption (EC), Life Style Changes

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