India is a world leader in solar power for agriculture. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, India has 93 percent of the world’s off-grid capacity deployed for agricultural use. Srinivas Bhaskar Karanki and Satish D. Dhandole of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar led the development of a mobile solar pumping system in India. The system can...
Category: India News Brief and Action Alert
No Organization in India is Reluctant to Accept Climate Change or the Need for Renewable Energy
There appears to be consensus in India about severe climatic episodes and urgent action at all levels to support climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience measures. This is also reflected in the fact that the majority of the population in the country across urban, semi-urban, rural, river, and seaside areas is favorably inclined to have access...
Forests in India Cover About 21% of the Land Area
Forest cover is the total geographical area declared as forest by the government. As of 2021, the total forest cover in India stood at 80.9 million hectares, approximately 21.71 percent of the total geographical area. According to the India State of the Forest Report (https://fsi.nic.in/forest-report-2021-details, ISFR, 2021), India’s forest cover is 7,13,789 square kilometers. It...
Recommendations to Strengthen India’s NDCs
The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Pledges. The Partnership has just released Version 3.0 of the NDC Navigator, an interactive tool that supports the development of updated country NDCs to be submitted in...
India’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity has Increased by 165 Percent Over the Past Decade
from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024 India’s total energy consumption per capita reached 0.8 toe, half of the Asian average, with electricity consumption per capita reaching 985 kWh in 2023. Total energy consumption has also continued to grow significantly (6.5 percent year on year since 2020, of which 5 percent...
Climate Change and Extreme Heat in India
India has been hit hard by one of its worst heat waves this year, especially in the northern, western, and national capital regions. It has experienced consistent temperatures of 50ºC and above. In June this year, an outlier temperature above 52ºC was reported in Delhi, with city authorities warning of risks of water shortages and...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI): Indian Non-Governmental Organization
Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI) (https://www.developmentinitiatives.org/) is a national non-governmental organization in India focused on climate resilience interventions and activities. Over time, the organization has partnered with reputable organizations such as UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NatWest Group (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland), Swedish Institute, Sweden, Exide Industries, PI Industries, Times of India, DLF,...
Lessons Learned from India’s Emissions Trading Systems
India recently established a National Steering Committee (NSC) to put in place a mechanism that would establish an indigenous emissions trading system (ETS). An ETS, or a cap-and-trade system, is a policy instrument designed to price carbon, incentivizing companies to reduce emissions. Jurisdictions managing an ETS limit or cap the total amount of GHG (greenhouse...
India 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: Bhupender Yadav
Climate Scorecard’s 2024 Government Climate Leadership Award is presented to a country official who has done the most to reduce emissions in their country’s government over the past year. Below is a copy of the letter sent to each nominee and why they were chosen to receive this award.India 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: Minister Shri....
2024 Parliamentary Elections in India Will Affect Climate Policy
The year 2024 is not an election year but an election year with more than 64 countries, including the European Union, slated to go to polls involving more than 50% of the world population to exercise their franchise to elect their popular governments and political leaders broadly rooted in the will of the people. The...