The Sustainability of India

Australia

GDP $1 trillionIndia

GDP $1.2 trillion

21 431 800

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http://data.worldbank.org

Energy Use Per Capita

Australia

5 900 kg oil eq.India

500 kg oil eq.

http://data.worldbank.org

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The Taj Mahal

Mussoorie, Northern India

Mobile / Landline Phones

http://data.worldbank.org

Country Phones(per 100 people)

Hong Kong 225Australia 147India 34Burma 2

Simple Thali

Resources to Produce 1 kg of…

Grain-Fed Beef

Energy: 69 kWhWater: 100 kL

Corn

Energy: 1 kWhWater: 2 kL

http://www.withouthotair.com/, http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Aug97/livestock.hrs.html

(Milk is 2 kWh)

Summary

• India’s population 1.1 billion• We use roughly 10x as much energy / person• India developing rapidly• Sustainability of a vegetarian diet