The country is trying to find a way to meet the insatiable energy demands of nearly 1.4 billion people while also taking steps to ensure that development can continue for generations to come.Ĭlimate change is being driven by burning fossil fuels like coal, which release heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere. The transition he's trying to negotiate for his family business, from coal to renewables, is the same one that India - the world's third-biggest carbon emitter - must now make. So Chaudhary, while still working in the family coal business, is also experimenting with cleaner fuel technology and moonlighting as a consultant in sustainable architecture.
