Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests
In this paper, we analyze how India’s climate change policy is framed, formulated and implemented and argue that it requires carefully balancing of domestic and international interests. Given the country’s population size, composition and projected economic growth, India will, in the next few years,...
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| author | SUBRATA K. MITRA MARKUS PAULI JIVANTA SCHOTTLI |
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| description | In this paper, we analyze how India’s climate change policy is framed, formulated and implemented and argue that it requires carefully balancing of domestic and international interests. Given the country’s population size, composition and projected economic growth, India will, in the next few years, see its most significant energy demand upsurge along with a massive need for infrastructure. As projected by the International Energy Agency, “nearly 60% of its CO2 emissions in the late 2030s will be coming from infrastructure and machines that do not exist today”. As a result, policy choices made today by India’s decision-makers and international negotiators will have severe implications for the world. This paper analyzes global emission trends, climate change impacts and India’s international and domestic climate policies—from Paris to Glasgow and New Delhi to rural India. Furthermore, we examine the core constraints that Indian policymakers face and draw attention to shortcomings in India’s climate change policies, particularly concerning continued investment in coal despite the country’s widely lauded efforts to embrace renewables. We argue that fossil fuel subsidies are a delicate political issue with significant implications for many election-determining poor citizens—hence accompanying “just transition” measures are essential. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84d0b30ec8324364b9d87598733436ca2023-01-04T12:00:45ZengWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies2717-54132717-57662022-07-01030210.1142/S2717541322400022Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International InterestsSUBRATA K. MITRAMARKUS PAULIJIVANTA SCHOTTLIIn this paper, we analyze how India’s climate change policy is framed, formulated and implemented and argue that it requires carefully balancing of domestic and international interests. Given the country’s population size, composition and projected economic growth, India will, in the next few years, see its most significant energy demand upsurge along with a massive need for infrastructure. As projected by the International Energy Agency, “nearly 60% of its CO2 emissions in the late 2030s will be coming from infrastructure and machines that do not exist today”. As a result, policy choices made today by India’s decision-makers and international negotiators will have severe implications for the world. This paper analyzes global emission trends, climate change impacts and India’s international and domestic climate policies—from Paris to Glasgow and New Delhi to rural India. Furthermore, we examine the core constraints that Indian policymakers face and draw attention to shortcomings in India’s climate change policies, particularly concerning continued investment in coal despite the country’s widely lauded efforts to embrace renewables. We argue that fossil fuel subsidies are a delicate political issue with significant implications for many election-determining poor citizens—hence accompanying “just transition” measures are essential.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2717541322400022Climate changeimpactpolicymitigationsustainable development goal 13 climate action |
| spellingShingle | SUBRATA K. MITRA MARKUS PAULI JIVANTA SCHOTTLI Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies Climate change impact policy mitigation sustainable development goal 13 climate action |
| title | Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests |
| title_full | Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests |
| title_fullStr | Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests |
| title_short | Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests |
| title_sort | climate change and india balancing domestic and international interests |
| topic | Climate change impact policy mitigation sustainable development goal 13 climate action |
| url | https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2717541322400022 |
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