Electricity in India | Before the Flood

about 30% households in India are yet to

about 30% households in India are yet to have access to electricity if you want

have access to electricity if you want

have access to electricity if you want to provide Alexa tea to everybody we

to provide Alexa tea to everybody we

to provide Alexa tea to everybody we have to ensure that our electricity is

have to ensure that our electricity is

have to ensure that our electricity is affordable India it has a vast reservoir

affordable India it has a vast reservoir

affordable India it has a vast reservoir of pool we are probably the third or

of pool we are probably the third or

of pool we are probably the third or fourth largest reservoir of coal in the

fourth largest reservoir of coal in the

fourth largest reservoir of coal in the world coal is cheap whether you and I

world coal is cheap whether you and I

world coal is cheap whether you and I like it or not coal is cheap you have to

like it or not coal is cheap you have to

like it or not coal is cheap you have to think about this from this point of view

think about this from this point of view

think about this from this point of view if you created the problem in the past

if you created the problem in the past

if you created the problem in the past we will create it in the future

we will create it in the future

we will create it in the future we have 700 million households who cook

we have 700 million households who cook

we have 700 million households who cook using biomass today 700 million

using biomass today 700 million

using biomass today 700 million households if those households move to

households if those households move to

households if those households move to gold you have that much more use of

gold you have that much more use of

gold you have that much more use of fossil fuel then the entire world is

fossil fuel then the entire world is

fossil fuel then the entire world is fried if anyone gives you this very cute

fried if anyone gives you this very cute

fried if anyone gives you this very cute stuff and tells you all the world’s poor

stuff and tells you all the world’s poor

stuff and tells you all the world’s poor should move to solar and why do they

should move to solar and why do they

should move to solar and why do they have to make the mistakes that we have

have to make the mistakes that we have

have to make the mistakes that we have made I hear this all the time from

made I hear this all the time from

made I hear this all the time from American NGOs and I’m like wow you know

American NGOs and I’m like wow you know

American NGOs and I’m like wow you know I mean if it was that easy I would have

I mean if it was that easy I would have

I mean if it was that easy I would have really liked the u.s. to move towards

really liked the u.s. to move towards

really liked the u.s. to move towards solar but you haven’t let’s put our

solar but you haven’t let’s put our

solar but you haven’t let’s put our money where our mouth is we have to

money where our mouth is we have to

money where our mouth is we have to practice what we preach

practice what we preach

practice what we preach absolutely I’m sorry to say this I know

absolutely I’m sorry to say this I know

absolutely I’m sorry to say this I know you’re an American and please don’t take

you’re an American and please don’t take

you’re an American and please don’t take this amiss but your consumption is gonna

this amiss but your consumption is gonna

this amiss but your consumption is gonna really put a hole in the planet and I

really put a hole in the planet and I

really put a hole in the planet and I think that’s the conversation we need to

think that’s the conversation we need to

think that’s the conversation we need to have