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· June 2, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-india-Dec 2025 – Feb 2026-2026-4.2

This bar chart shows the percentage of Indians who say the best pathway to a healthy, safe, prosperous future for India is to leave most of India's coal in the ground, or say the best pathway to a healthy, safe, or prosperous future for India is to continue relying on abundant coal for decades to come. Most Indians say India should leave most of its coal in the ground. 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.