Updated: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:20 pm (IST) According to a new survey, air conditioner will become the largest source of greenhouse gases in India by 2030. The report suggested to increase the responsibility of producers and strict enforcement to lower emissions and save consumers in refilling costs. State Bureau, New -Delhi. A new survey found that “air conditioner” will become India’s largest greenhouse gas emissions tool by 2030. By 2035, total emissions will double to 329 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. Remove ad just read the news. According to a national survey conducted by the Think Tank ‘IFOREST’ in Delhi, 156 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2024 from AC alone equaled the emissions of all passenger cars in the country. Of these, 52 million tonnes of carbon dioxide came from the ‘refrigerant leak’. The report suggested that it be strict enforcement to increase the responsibility of producers, create a national ‘cool -average atabase’ and reduce serious climate consequences. IFRESTH said these steps will occur 50-65 million tonnes of emissions of ‘refrigerant’ in the next decade, which would be equal to a carbon credit of US $ 25-33 billion. This saves consumers $ 10 billion on refill costs. Chandra Bhushan, president and CEO of IFrefrast, said: “In India, if an AC is reflected every two years, it’s just as much as a passenger car. From the climate’s point of view, AC cars are just as harmful as.” In a survey conducted at 3100 homes in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune and Jaipur, 80 percent of ACs are less than five years old. Jaipur, Kolkata and Pune are at the forefront of new purchases. According to the survey, about 87 percent of houses have only one AC, while 13 percent of the houses have two or more ACs. Chennai, Jaipur, Kolkata and Pune have the largest number of people who have more than one AC. Even lower income people are now entering the AC market. The refill rates in India are the highest in the world. About 40 percent of ACs are reflected each year, although it should be ideal once every five years. Eight out of ten AC over five years old was refilled annually. One third of the new machines also need it. In 2024 consumers spent Rs 7,000 crore on refilling of coolers. It is estimated that this figure will be fourfold by 2035 to Rs 27,540 crore.
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