To achieve the net-zero targets, both Africa and Asia would need to adopt adequate measures to circumvent the capacity conundrum
For the transport sector to truly transform, it will need to attain environmental sustainability, social sustainability, and economic sustainability.
Instead of pioneering new, green technologies, coal-dependent nations continue to rely on expensive energy technologies of the wealthier world.
The developed world needs to take more responsibility and address negative spillovers caused by their actions.
Structural changes need to be brought to allow different financial sectors to invest in the green future of developing nations.
To ensure an inclusive transition, India will have to introduce policy interventions to cushion the states and communities who will be impacted by the energy transition.
The Global South needs to drive the just transition discourse further to make it more inclusive and move from words to deeds.
In the initial phase, to mobilise the necessary capital to make Green Hydrogen bankable, the role of the government and multilateral funding agencies will be crucial
Revamping our development model is crucial to achieve growth and prosperity in the coming decade, while keeping in line with green transition.
It’s imperative to draft a national taxonomy if India wants to walk the green talk.
To achieve global carbon neutrality, developed nations needs to look beyond domestic green deals and provide Global South with the capital to go green.
What are the policy changes that need to be adopted by India to ensure that it fully utilises the opportunities arising from green transition?
Public-private cooperation is the first step towards securing financial investments and adopting new technologies for our green future.
Forests and tree cover can be leveraged in a proactive manner by developing countries like India to boost their climate action compliances and support the global climate mitigation efforts
Developing countries that already have put in place a research base in geoengineering (such as India) should be at the forefront of demanding a governance framework based on an inclusive approach
Current numbers demonstrate why a net-zero framework is needed, but also show that it is unlikely that direct funding from governments and voluntary funding from companies will be enough
Large climate financing is a prerequisite for net-zero transformation and innovations to reduce emissions. However, such financing must be recognised as investments rather than mere expenses.
Climate change is already imposing an impossible toll on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. It is no surprise that the key to averting catastrophe is to invest in their resilience.
Africa continues to face the sharp end of climate change and evidence suggests that the countries of the continent are already committing some resources of their own to adaptation efforts
The COP26 summit will need to work towards four key outcomes: increased finance for climate action; more ambitious emissions reduction commitments; fiscal and policy framework for strengthening climate change adaptation efforts and addressing loss and damage; and enhancing international collaboration on energy transition, clean road ...
If India intends to meet its climate pledges, well-planned nature-based interventions need to be employed by the ULBs for a sustainable future.
In the lead up to COP26, India and the UK can work together in catalysing a just and equitable post-pandemic recovery
As the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, India needs to chart a development plan rooted in green initiatives to achieve the 1.5 ℃ climate target.
How can supply reliability be ensured in the Indian power system?
The reduction in carbon emission needs to be observed through a global perspective, as most countries have reformed the sectorial makeup of their economies and not brought major climate policy shifts.
Arpan Gelal is Research and Program Coordinator at the Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF), Nepal. He is also a teaching faculty at National College, Kathmandu University. He researches and writes on Nepal’s foreign policy, international relations, geopolitics, ...
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