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The first research question deals with the average level and structure of consumption-based personal-level GHG emissions (carbon footprint) in Hyderabad: “What is the average consumption-based personal carbon footprint in Hyderabad and what is the sector-specific structure of personal-level GHG emissions being emitted in Greater Hyderabad?”

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Notes

  1. 1.

    The author of this study has borrowed some of the questionnaire items and adapted these to the Indian context (see Sect. 4.2.4.1).

  2. 2.

    Initially, this research step was considered by the author, but due to financial and time constraints, it was discarded in the end.

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    It may not be commonly known that India is regarded as having the world’s largest and probably most diverse environmental movement (cf. Mawdsley 2006, p. 382; Nelson 2000, p. 4).

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Meyer-Ohlendorf, L. (2019). Discussion. In: Drivers of Climate Change in Urban India. Springer Climate. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96670-0_7

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