Addressing Urban Air Quality:

the Case of Industry in India

12 December 2019

9:00-10:30

Chile Pavilion

Urban Air Quality Case Study Series

India’s War on Pollution

1.24 million people died from air pollution in India in 2017

= 12.5% of all deaths that year

War Against Pollution: declared by the government in January,

2019

National Clean Air Program: plans to reduce PM10 and PM2.5

by 20-30 % from 2017 levels in 102 cities, by 2024

A Gas-Based Economy: commitment to more than double the

share of natural gas in energy mix - from 6% to 15% by 2022

City Gas Distribution (CGD) network extension planned to

connect 70% of India’s population, from current ~ 20% (per

2014)

The Morbi Industry Gas Switch

• Major global ceramics manufacturing hub

• In March, 2019 National Green Tribunal ordered immediate closure

of all coal gasifiers in the ceramic units, for environmental violations

Natural Gas Consumption

After NGT Order

Other Environmental Benefits

Lessons: Policy Matters

2012 2000 2014 2016 2018

250

2002

100

2006

50

150

2010

200

2008 0

2004

Gas consumption (bcm)

>4x

India

China

Coal

Oil

GAS

Electrictiy

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total Percent Grwoth in Consumption since 2008, by Fuel

Source: 2018 Report by Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India

TOTAL (%) PERCENT GROWTH IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL

2008 = 0

Gracias!