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· June 8, 2026

4.1_n27ay25_solar_clean__Dec 2025 – Feb 20262026a

These bar charts show the percentage of Indians who consider each of the following sources of electricity very clean, somewhat clean, somewhat polluting, or very polluting: solar, wind, coal, oil, natural gas, such as lpg & cng, nuclear, and hydroelectric dams. Most Indians view renewable energy sources as clean sources of electricity and fossil fuels as polluting. Data: Climate Change in the Indian Mind, Dec 2025 - Feb 2026. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.