India—US$20.4 billion in 2016 The total value of energy subsidies from the central government of India, quantified in a latest inventory, has declined substantially between 2014 and 2016, from 35.8 billion USD to 20.4 billion USD. The same report points out that 18 subsidies are provided by the central government to both coal mining and...
44 percent of Indians feel the rich countries needed to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions. In the report “Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting Emissions” published in November 2015 by the US based Pew Research Center, 76% of Indians interviewed by the researchers recognized Climate Change as a serious problem....
India: (1) Strengthen country’s Paris Agreement pledge and bring it in line with India’s progressive emission reduction policies and programs, (2) Develop an integrated approach to emissions reduction by linking policies in different sectors, e.g. look at the impact of deforestation on the continued existence and spread of coal fired power plants. Experts and organizations...
