India

Environmental resources and challenges of India

India, the world's third-largest CO2 emitter in absolute terms but far below the world average per capita, remains heavily dependent on coal for its electricity while running one of the largest renewable energy programmes in the world, driven mainly by solar. It also operates a modest but rapidly expanding civilian nuclear fleet. The country is also one of the most exposed to natural disasters and the effects of climate change — an increasingly erratic monsoon, extreme heatwaves, growing water stress in the north — and its big cities, especially Delhi, are among the most polluted in the world for fine particles, particularly in winter.