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      India’s Rising Imports of LNG
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India’s Rising Imports of LNG

      Yagyavalk Bhatt

      In 2017, India imported 20 million metric tons (MMmt) of liquefied natural gas (LNG), making it the world’s fourth-largest importer behind Japan, China and South Korea.

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      15 December 2019
      India’s Transport CO2 Emissions and Value Added Contribution
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India’s Transport CO2 Emissions and Value Added Contribution

      Yagyavalk Bhatt

      India is one of the largest economies in the world and, consequently, holds an important position in global climate politics. According to India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the country has some 230 million vehicles. This insight sheds light…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      5 December 2019
      India’s Automotive Fuel Policies: Evolution and Challenges
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India’s Automotive Fuel Policies: Evolution and Challenges

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Jitendra Roychoudhury

      India, like many other countries, is seeking to diversify its automotive fuel mix away from conventional petroleum fuels to alternate, cleaner fuels. The primary reasons for its diversification are energy security and public health due to harmful emissions from automotive…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
      6 November 2019
      Political Feasibility of Enhancing India’s Midcentury Target for Emissions Intensity

      Political Feasibility of Enhancing India’s Midcentury Target for Emissions Intensity

      AlJawhara Al Quayid, Nourah Al Hosain, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Paul Mollet

      India’s greenhouse gas emissions have grown along with its rapid economic growth, making it the world’s third-largest emitter after China and the United States. Under the Paris Agreement, India has committed to reduce its emissions intensity relative to its GDP…

      AlJawhara Al Quayid Al Quayid, AlJawhara
      Nourah Al Hosain Al Hosain, Nourah
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Paul Mollet Mollet, Paul
      18 September 2019
      India’s Increasing Imports of Crude Oil
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      India’s Increasing Imports of Crude Oil

      Yagyavalk Bhatt

      Surging global benchmark crude oil rates, tied with a depreciating Indian rupee against the United States dollar (US$) and India’s increasing dependence on crude oil imports, are likely to push India’s crude oil import bill higher. This insight sheds light…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      18 September 2019
      India’s Oil Imports: Achilles’ Heel or Economic Javelin?

      India’s Oil Imports: Achilles’ Heel or Economic Javelin?

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, Paul Mollet, Jitendra Roychoudhury

      Presenting India’s 2019 budget on July 5, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sketched out the Modi government’s vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024, almost doubling the country’s current gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.73 trillion. To achieve this…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Paul Mollet Mollet, Paul
      Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
      21 August 2019
      Oman Electricity Sector: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration
      Regional Energy Markets

      Oman Electricity Sector: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

      Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Abdullah Al-Badi, Mohammed Al-Badi

      This discussion paper is part of a KAPSARC research project initiated to develop insights that can facilitate the creation of a well-functioning integrated electricity market comprising the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The project identifies and examines…

      Shahid Hasan Hasan, Shahid
      Turki Alaqeel Alaqeel, Turki
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Abdullah Al-Badi Abdullah Al-Badi
      Mohammed Al-Badi Mohammed Al-Badi
      29 May 2019
      The Impacts of Industrialization on Freight Movement in China
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      The Impacts of Industrialization on Freight Movement in China

      Dongmei Chen, Yagyavalk Bhatt

      China’s rapid economic growth has enabled the fast development of freight transport across the country. What might the impact of future economic growth be on freight movement in China? To answer this question, this paper establishes the link between key…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      9 May 2019
      Abu Dhabi Electricity Sector – Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration
      Regional Energy Markets

      Abu Dhabi Electricity Sector – Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

      Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Iqbal Adjali, Yagyavalk Bhatt

      The emirate of Abu Dhabi was the first in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to design and implement reforms aimed at moving away from a wholly government-owned vertically-integrated electricity market structure. From 1998, Abu Dhabi introduced several policy, legislative, structural…

      Shahid Hasan Hasan, Shahid
      Turki Alaqeel Alaqeel, Turki
      Iqbal Adjali Adjali, Iqbal
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      3 March 2019
      India’s Balancing Act to Address Climate Change Under the Paris Agreement
      Climate Change Policies and Governance Models, Data and Tools

      India’s Balancing Act to Address Climate Change Under the Paris Agreement

      Yagyavalk Bhatt, AlJawhara Al Quayid, Nourah Al Hosain, Paul Mollet

      As an emerging economy, a major part of India’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) under the Paris  Agreement is an emissions intensity target. With its current policies, India is on track to achieve its climate targets under the Agreement. However, the…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      AlJawhara Al Quayid Al Quayid, AlJawhara
      Nourah Al Hosain Al Hosain, Nourah
      Paul Mollet Mollet, Paul
      12 December 2018
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