As a large developing country, India’s challenge is to meet its development aspirations in a carbon-constrained world.
The threat of climate change is a serious global concern.
India should clearly articulate its technology and financial requirements to move along a lower carbon intensive trajectory.
The article explores the effects that India's climate policy will have in the context of the country's existing development problems India is expected to face severe challenges as a result of climate change and these will disproportionately affect the poor and the most vulnerable The country's current climate policies nevertheless adopt an approach that seems unlikely to improve conditions for the poor, unless it shifts from a top-down, growth-oriented strategy towards prioritizing access to basic goods and services as a primary policy goal.
The threat of climate change is a serious global concern.
A brief on climate policy in kannada.
Our study aims to simulate India’s long-term economic growth trajectories and assess the implications on energy and emissions till 2030.
COVID-19 is glaringly revealing the vulnerability of the systems we rely on.
Many observers agree that India's climate targets and the recent policy thrust are balanced and rightly safeguard India’s right to develop.
The temperature in the Indian subcontinent is set to increase 4 degree Celsius or more by the turn of the century, with frequent heatwaves persisting over longer durations.
With the world waking up to climate emergency, most countries are looking at controlling emissions, including a reduction in Greenhouse Gases (GHG).
Global warming due to the greenhouse effect mostly stems from increased fossil-fuel consumption, and the resultant CO2 emissions.
The rise in temperature, high rainfall variability, and increased frequency of extreme events in recent decades are all evidence of climate change.
