Only 6.4 per cent and eight per cent of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste households are using clean fuel in rural parts.
A report by the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, shows that the per capita emission of carbon dioxide by urban households is a shocking 16 times more than rural households. Experts say as households become richer, they consume more energy, leading to more carbon dioxide emission.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/co2-emission-urban-households-16-times-more-rural-ones-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mihika-basu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-sample-survey-organisation-nsso
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-energy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
