Coal-addicted India’s solar and wind farms save more lives than those in US and China

Coal-addicted India’s solar and wind farms save more lives than those in US and China

China, the US, and India are the world’s top carbon dioxide (CO2) emitters. However, a unit of solar or wind power installed in India will reduce CO2 emissions to a bigger extent than in China or the US; a gigawatt of renewable power installed in India can save ten times more lives than in North America and Europe, due to greater reduction in air pollution levels.