Energy and industrial growth in India: the next emissions superpower?

Dimitrios Pappas; Konstantinos J. Chalvatzis

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.842

Energy and industrial growth in India: the next emissions superpower?

Dimitrios Pappas
, Konstantinos J. Chalvatzis

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Abstract

India is often referred to as the next development superpower and is widely seen as a potential destination for large scale manufacturing hubs. In this work we draw comparisons between India, Indonesia and China and find that all countries have a carbon intensive energy sector. However, there is a staggering difference between industrial energy intensity between them where India and Indonesia require double the amount of energy to produce the same output as China. We look into the decomposed industrial sectors and find that iron and steel and non-metallic minerals present the highest energy intensity in India. We argue that a production transition from China to India and Indonesia would result in a dangerous global emissions growth which has to be countered with rapid adoption of innovative energy technologies and policies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2016
Editors	Jinyue Yan, Fengchun Sun, S. K. Chou, Umberto Desideri, Hailong Li, Pietro Campana, Rui Xiong
Pages	3656-3662
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.842
Publication status	Published - 01 May 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th International Conference on Applied Energy 2016 - Beijing, China Duration: 08 Oct 2016 → 11 Oct 2016

Publication series

Name	Energy Procedia
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	105
ISSN (Electronic)	1876-6102

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Applied Energy 2016
Abbreviated title	ICAE 2016
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	08/10/2016 → 11/10/2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Pappas, D & Chalvatzis, KJ 2017, Energy and industrial growth in India: the next emissions superpower? in J Yan, F Sun, SK Chou, U Desideri, H Li, P Campana & R Xiong (eds), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2016. Energy Procedia, vol. 105, pp. 3656-3662, 8th International Conference on Applied Energy 2016, Beijing, China, 08/10/2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.842

Energy and industrial growth in India: the next emissions superpower? / Pappas, Dimitrios; Chalvatzis, Konstantinos J.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2016. ed. / Jinyue Yan; Fengchun Sun; S. K. Chou; Umberto Desideri; Hailong Li; Pietro Campana; Rui Xiong. 2017. p. 3656-3662 (Energy Procedia; Vol. 105).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution