Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.12 Bioremediation and green technologies

4.12.3 Renewable energy and the environment: solar, wind and hydro trade-offs

Solar, wind and hydro power cut greenhouse gases and air pollution, but each has its own costs for land, water, wildlife and communities; India now gets half of its installed power capacity from non-fossil sources and aims for 500 GW by 2030.

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Key terms

  • renewable energy
  • 500 GW
  • non-fossil capacity
  • solar parks
  • PM-KUSUM
  • PM Surya Ghar
  • International Solar Alliance
  • wind
  • offshore wind
  • small hydro
  • large hydro
  • pumped storage
  • land use
  • solar waste

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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