Over the years, industrial decarbonization in India has witnessed gradual progress; however, several bottlenecks continue to slow the pace and depth of transition. Key barriers include the sector’s heavy reliance on coal-based captive power plants, the high costs associated with shifting to renewable energy, and the adoption of new energy-efficient technologies. The aluminium sector hasContinue reading “Decarbonizing India’s Aluminium Sector: Challenges, Pathways, and Policy Gaps”
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Measuring What the Roadmap Misses: Exposure Indices and the New Infrastructure of Climate Finance
The Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T is about mobilising and directing climate finance, yet it says relatively little about how the underlying climate risks are to be measured, compared and fed into economic decision-making. For countries already grappling with rising debt, tightening fiscal space and escalating climate impacts, this is no longer a technicalContinue reading “Measuring What the Roadmap Misses: Exposure Indices and the New Infrastructure of Climate Finance”
Do we really need the Conference of the Parties (CoP)?
Now that the thirtieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) is drawing near, it would be a good idea to go over the jargons related to climate change and see the latest position with respect to each one of them. This will help us to fortify ourselves adequately to appreciate the next turnContinue reading “Do we really need the Conference of the Parties (CoP)?”
Toward a Balanced Climate Finance Taxonomy: India’s Adaptation Lens
As the world turns its attention to the upcoming climate change conference in Bonn organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as the 30th Conference of Parties (COP 30), there is an expectation of a more extensive focus on building resilient approaches to climate change. Adaptation, long overshadowed byContinue reading “Toward a Balanced Climate Finance Taxonomy: India’s Adaptation Lens”
Chlor-Alkali: The Overlooked Sector in India’s Green Industrial Revolution
As the world gears up for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the global climate debate is entering a decisive phase one focused not just on ambition but on action. For India, this means demonstrating how an emerging economy can decarbonize its industrial sector without sacrificing growth. Among the sectors that illustrate this challenge most clearly areContinue reading “Chlor-Alkali: The Overlooked Sector in India’s Green Industrial Revolution”