Air pollution in India

• What are the main 4 causes of air pollution in India?

  • Fuel and biomass burning
  • Emissions standards
  • Traffic congestions
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
• How many cities does India have that are considered the most polluted in the world?

  13 out of 20
• What percentage of India's population breathe polluted air above safe levels?

  99%
• How many Indian's life expectancies is limited due to poor air quality?

  660 million Indian's lives have been reduced by 3 years
• How many premature deaths is indoor air pollution responsible for?

  1 million
• What percentage did residents in Delhi's risk increase to for developing lung cancer?

  70%
• How many times higher are residents in Delhi more vulnerable to developing asthma that surrounding rural areas?

  1.7x
• What percentage is Delhi residents lung function reduced by in rural and urban areas?

  Urban = 40%

  Rural = 21%
• What is the cancer rates in Delhi for men from 2008 to 2010?

  14 to 15.5 per 100,000
• What was a government strategy for air pollution in India?

  CAM (Clean Air Mission) to monitor and reduce pollution levels across power, transport, residential, energy, industry and agricultural sectors.

  Develop an ERP (Emergency Response Plan)
• What was the transport sector strategy?

  Shift freight transport from road to lower emission modes such as rail, inland waterways and coastal shipping.
• What is the residential strategy?

  Provide cleaner fuels such as LPG or 50% more efficient biomass for stoves.

  Subsidize induction stoves powered by solar or gas
• What is the agricultural strategy?

  Convert agricultural waste and manure to generate energy for rural areas
• What is the industrial strategy for reducing air pollution in India?

  Deploy national Emission Trading Schemes with cap-and-trade for power generation and other large polluting industries.

  (Economic incentives to reduce usage by setting limits or issuing permits)