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Climate Change and India: Balancing Domestic and International Interests.
- Source :
- Journal of Indian & Asian Studies; Jul2022, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p1-28, 28p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- 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 CO<subscript>2</subscript> 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLIMATE change
NATIONAL interest
ECONOMIC development
ECONOMIC activity
POOR people
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27175413
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Indian & Asian Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161134661
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1142/S2717541322400022