Category: India

Government Official Jairam Ramesh Former Environmental Minister Jairam Ramesh believes the “cult” of unfettered economic growth has been ruinous for India’s environment. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talks about his vision of “green growth,” which he says is essential for his nation’s future. He is highly qualified holding a B.Tech., M.S. and...

India: National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) and The National Electricity Policy (NEP) The central government in India predominantly holds legal authority to develop and implement national GHG mitigation policies and programs, but states also play a significant role. One of the key regulations with implications for GHG mitigation is the National Action Plan...

How India’s Energy System Is Structured India’s energy policy-making is highly fragmented and decentralized, which is reflective of a tradition of federalism. The country’s energy laws can be broadly placed under two categories, one dealing with laws relating to coal, petrol and gas, which are derived from minerals, and the other with laws relating to...

Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Rising consumer and/or industrial demand for energy-intensive products and services; (b) Dependence on fossil fuels for economic growth combined with a strong fossil fuel lobby; (c) Deforestation; (d) High energy-use encouraged by government policies and programsEmission Reduction Challenges Following are the three pertinent points that threaten India’s ability to fully...

Possibility of Ratification: High On 22nd April, India signed the Paris Agreement along with more than 170 nations. Then there was much hype surrounding India’s willingness to become a global leader in climate change mitigation actions, unlike the spoilsport role it played during Copenhagen summit in 2009. However, from the end of the Paris summit...