New Analysis Provides Business Case for Climate-Friendlier Air Conditioning in India

Report by India Education bureau, Bangkok: As India rapidly expands its automobile and room air conditioning usage, which could strain the country’s electricity grid and substantially add to global warming emissions, it has a unique opportunity to “leapfrog” out dated refrigerant technology and build domestic and export industries based on more climate friendly alternatives, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in consultation with the Confederation of Indian Industry.