The Indian government subsidises certain petroleum products like diesel
This encourages consumers to switch from expensive petrol to cheap diesel
Diesel emissions are more harmful than petrol emissions
Increase in diesel vehicles means more pollution
More pollution will only results in more health problems
Subsidy keeps fuel use inefficient. Freight traffic by rail goes down and road freight traffic increases
More road traffic means more pollution
Subsidies make non-conventional and renewable sources unviable
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/oily-mess
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-economics
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-politics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-policy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution-control
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
