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India's air conditioners mark a middle class threshold
In Mumbai, 30 year old Raheel Shaikh exemplifies rising ambitions as he buys an $800 air conditioner for his family home. Experts warn massive energy demand from cooling could strain grid capacity, mostly powered by coal, while urban heat and pollution rise with rapid urbanisation.
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Mumbai
India
Raheel Shaikh
Shaikh
Nikit Abhyankar
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
New Delhi
Abhyankar
California
China
Narendra Modi
Niti Aayog
Center For Science and Environment