| div cl | | | | Indiaâs overall population is projected to |
| Indiaâs thirst for natural resources is not | | | | surpass Chinaâs, and the ranks of the |
| comparable to China and its impressive 7 percent | | | | middle class will swell to 170 million. |
| average economic growth is not as high as | | | | The expanding population increased overall energy |
| Chinaâs thundering 9 percent, yet the | | | | demand by 3 percent in the last 15 years, while |
| country faces a dire energy shortage that needs | | | | demand for oil and coal has quadrupled. |
| to be addressed with clean technologies as soon | | | | In addition to severe water, air and land pollution |
| as possible. | | | | produced by conventional energy, India also |
| If population alone is an indicator, Indiaâs | | | | suffers from a sizable annual energy deficit. From |
| resources could be more strained than | | | | April to December of 2009, energy deficits ran at |
| Chinaâs in the future. By 2030, | | | | 9. |