Russia’s continuing war on Ukraine has begun to show its ripple effects on India’s fuel and energy markets, with global crude oil prices shooting past the $100 (Rs 7,527) a barrel (159 litres) accentuating the oil crisis in the country— the highest recorded since 2014. As the situation escalates between the two warring countries, the oil...
India is the world’s fourth biggest emitter of carbon dioxide after China, the US and the EU. But its huge population means its emissions per capita are much lower than other major world economies. India emitted 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per head of population in 2019, compared with 15.5 tonnes for the US and 12.5...
HIGHLIGHTS Indigenous peoples in the north-east of India and the “central tribal belt” NARRATIVE India is a large country with more than 705 ethnic groups called ‘Indigenous Peoples’ and many more ethnic groups yet not officially recognised. These frontline groups are generally marginalised and vulnerable men and women with poor socioeconomic status. The largest...
HIGHLIGHTS A Plan to Increase Private Sector and Foreign Climate Investment An Ambitious Electric Vehicles Policy A Fast-Paced Transition Pathway to Renewable Energy An Updated Paris Climate Agreement Pledge NARRATIVE Among several pivotal climate action initiatives in 2021 that India has taken, the noteworthy ones include: A Plan to Increase Private Sector and...
Priorities Greater Policy Coordination Increased Investment A Movement Away from Fossil Fuel Greater Use of Technological Innovation Narrative During the recently concluded COP 26 meeting in Glasgow, India announced its highly anticipated short term (2030) and long term (2070) country climate pledges, mitigation goals, and strategies. It plans to halve its carbon emissions by...
This report is in the form of memos from Climate Scorecard Country Managers to Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework to Combat Climate Change (UNFCCC). Below is a description of the progress the country has made made in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 and the...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard India Country Manager Pooran Chandra PandeyBest Organizational Source: Ministry of Programme Implementation and StatisticsOver the years, climate change data sets have raised the need for India to capture climate emissions data as a part of its overall economic development process. Since 1972 it has collected climate data by...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard India Country Manager Pooran Chandra PandeyWhile the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the largest public crisis in living memory, 2021 has been marred by another global catastrophe – extreme weather events and climate catastrophes. India has been no exception to the unfolding extreme weather. Swathes of India are...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard India Country Manager Pooran Chandra PandeyNuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power. As of November 2020, India has 23 nuclear reactors in operations in 7 nuclear power plants, spread over the country, with a total installed capacity of 7,480 MW, contributing 1.8% of overall energy supply. The overall supply...
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard India Country Manager Pooran Chandra Pandey India has been seized of the climate change issues and its impact both nationally and internationally, implementing collective action to avoid the tipping point of global warming. It is also a signatory to Paris Climate Agreement (2015) and has made commitments to...
