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· June 2, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-india-Dec 2025 – Feb 2026-2026-4.3

These bar charts show the percentage of Indians who think that in the future India should use more, less, or about the same amount of renewable sources of energy, like solar panels and wind turbines, and fossil fuels, like coal, oil, and gas. Nearly two-thirds of Indians say the country should increase its use of renewable energy sources and decrease its use of fossil fuels. 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.