Problem:
From 1990 to 2000, annual electricity consumption per capita in India went from 290 kWh/person to 540 kWh/person and the Indian population increased from 2 million to 2.4 million people. Assuming the carbon intensity of electricity in India was 425 grams of CO2/kWh in 1990 and has steadily grown at 0.2% per year, answer the following:
Requirement:
Question 1: What was the total amount of CO2 emissions from India due to electricity consumption in 1990?
Question 2: If growth rates for population, per capita electricity production, and carbon intensity can be considered exponential, at what rate are total CO2 emissions from electricity consumption growing in India?
Note: Explain in detail.