Despite climate agreements like Kyoto and Paris, CO2 emissions keep rising. If this continues, we could run out of time to stop global warming from reaching dangerous levels by 2040. ...
The Global South prioritises energy for growth, while the Global North sustains high usage, highlighting global disparities. ...
WDR 2024 questions India’s 2047 "Golden Era" ambition, pointing to the middle-income trap as a major obstacle. ...
To sustain the growth seen in India’s biofuel sector, there's a pressing need to diversify beyond first-generation biofuels and improve the supply chain for waste-based second-generation biofuels ...
Cautious support for renewable energy in the budget and survey emphasizes complex trade-offs ...
The Surya Ghar scheme will provide 10M households with solar rooftops by 2027, aiming for significant emissions reductions. ...
To align with climate goals, India must shift budgetary practices to include climate adaptation and mitigation, ensuring long-term resilience and sustainability ...
Adopting a Theatre Command approach towards India’s RE strategy could help it achieve itsdecarbonisation goals swiftly ...
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The ambitious targets of the city climate action plans will be challenging to achieve unless they focus on conserving and revitalising the bird diversity in urban India ...
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The development of a taxonomy for adaptation action may be a solution to the problem of ‘additionality’ in climate finance ...
The 2024 PM Surya Ghar Yojana offers free solar electricity via subsidies for rooftop panels, potentially lowering costs and emissions, but its benefits for poorer households are unclear ...
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Big data offers significant potential for enhancing climate resilience. By combining big data with traditional knowledge, and social research, we can develop comprehensive and inclusive resilience strategies. ...
Despite rapid growth in energy demand, India's per-person energy consumption is much less compared to that of developed countries ...
In India, fossil fuel subsidies dominate over support for renewable energy, creating complexities despite varying subsidy definitions ...
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It is time we consider the health threats of climate anomalies such as droughts and floods and adopt a multi-sectoral approach towards building India’s climate resilience. ...
Improving coal quality theoretically enhances combustion efficiency and reduces pollution. However, in reality, navigating technical trade-offs, economic factors, and political pressures often undermines environmental objectives. ...
Some of the parameters used in the estimation of the SCC depend on ethical values, which could be subjective. This raises questions about the use of the SCC for policymaking in India. ...
Countries across the globe are struggling to respond to the quality and affordability of Chinese EVs, and China’s dominance over EV production and EV adoption. ...
The claim of CGD network coverage for 98% of the population doesn't guarantee PNG access. It only indicates potential access and is entirely dependent on infrastructure completion and CGD economics. ...
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Electrification of private buses is imperative for effective sector-wide decarbonisation. ...
Ambitious decarbonisation goals challenge the economic growth trajectory of developing countries like India and China. ...
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India’s net-zero commitment depends on robust policies and strong institutional frameworks for decarbonising its transport sector. ...
Renewable energy played a significant role in India's power sector in 2022-23, but economic and market challenges hinder its full potential ...
Despite efforts by New Delhi and Dhaka to conserve the Sundarbans, institutional safeguards do not effectively translate into on-the-ground protection. ...
With the 2024 European Parliament elections taking place from 6-9 June, the fate of the European Green Deal hangs in the balance. ...
Dr. Rahul Mishra is a Senior Research Fellow, the German-Southeast Asian Centre of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance, Thammasat University, Thailand and Associate Professor, Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. ...
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Kirill Likhachev is an associate professor at School of international relations, St. Petersburg State University (SIR SPbSU). Among his main research interests are foreign policy of India, Indo-Russian, Indo-Chinese and Indo-American relations. Dr. Likhachev also specializes in South Asian regional ...
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