Publications

Regional Energy Cooperation: Opportunities to Enhance the Saudi-India Relationship

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Nora Nezamuddin

Saudi Arabia and India, two of the fastest growing economies globally, play important roles in South Asia and the Middle East, respectively. Saudi-India relations have started to acquire a strategic dimension owing to the countries’ growing business opportunities, rising investment…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Nezamuddin, Nora

India’s Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy: The Decarbonization of its Road Transport Sector

Yagyavalk Bhatt

India submitted its long-term low-emissions development strategy (LT-LEDS) to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) on November 14, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The strategy sets out a…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Insights from India’s Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy

Shahid Hasan, Yagyavalk Bhatt

This commentary analyzes the key industry developments, policy and regulatory features, prevailing circumstances and challenges related to renewable energy (RE) in India. It also highlights learnings for other countries. As electricity is a concurrent subject as per the Indian Constitution,…

Hasan, Shahid

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Indiaʼs Updated NDC: A Pathway to Net-Zero by 2070?

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Puneet Kamboj

The meeting of the Union Cabinet of India on August 3, 2022, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved India’s updated nationally determined contribution (NDC). The NDC aims to enhance India’s contribution toward a global response to climate change. This…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Puneet Kamboj

India’s Ambition to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2070: Uncertainty and Opportunity

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Zlata Sergeeva, Brian Efird

The special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels highlighted the importance of achieving net-zero emissions or a carbon-neutral future. There has subsequently been…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Sergeeva, Zlata

Efird, Brian

Barriers to and Opportunities for Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification in India: Insights From a Survey of Experts

Rubal Dua, Scott Hardman, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

According to the World Health Organization, India has the world’s worst air quality. Among other factors, vehicular pollution from the increasing stock of passenger vehicles has contributed to India’s deteriorating air quality. This increasing stock is also a factor in India…

Dua, Rubal

Scott Hardman

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Suneja, Dimpy

Enablers and Disablers to Plug-in Electric Vehicle Adoption in India: Insights from a Survey of Experts

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Scott Hardman, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

India’s Political Ambition of Implementing Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Targets

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Rubal Dua

The Indian transportation sector is going through a massive transition, especially the light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Policymakers consider the electrification of road transport to be one of the ways of solving India’s triple problem of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Dua, Rubal

What Policy Levers Could Address Indiaʼs Automobile-Related Externalities?

Rubal Dua, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

  The Indian government has shown a growing recognition of the need for policy instruments aimed at addressing increasing air pollution, oil imports, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with India’s light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Based on the findings of…

Dua, Rubal

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Suneja, Dimpy

Renewable Energy Deployment to Stimulate Energy Transition in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Yagyavalk Bhatt

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region plays a vital role in shaping the global energy markets because of its substantial amount of hydrocarbons resources. Although the GCC has abundant hydrocarbon resources, countries in the region have also shown their commitment…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Share of Road Transport and the Consumption of Diesel and Petrol in India

Yagyavalk Bhatt

As of 2015, India had approximately 230 million registered vehicles. Over 70% of India’s registered vehicles are two-wheelers. In 2013, India had 132.55 million registered two-wheelers and 25 million registered cars. According to India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

A Cost-Effective Pathway to a Low-Emissions Transportation Future

T20

This policy brief seeks to lay out a cost-effective transition pathway to a low-emissions transportation future. It highlights the effectiveness of technology-neutral frameworks that are focused on fuel economy improvements in the light- and heavy-duty vehicle sectors. It also provides…

Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Tamara Sheldon, Puneet Kamboj, Geetika Dang, Anushree Majumdar, Gabriel Collins

The Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on the Electricity Sectors in Saudi Arabia and India

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Anushree Majumdar, Nora Nezamuddin

Currently, an estimated third of the global population is under some form of government-imposed lockdown measure aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. These lockdown measures have had various negative economic effects and could decrease electricity demand (Business Insider 2020).…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Majumdar, Anushree

Nezamuddin, Nora

India’s Crude Oil Imports From the Middle East

Yagyavalk Bhatt

India’s oil imports have risen significantly since the 1990s, when it imported fewer than one million barrels of oil per day.

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

India’s Future Commitments to the Paris Agreement: A Conflict Between Energy Security and Economic Growth

Yagyavalk Bhatt

From 2-15 December, 2018, almost 200 countries gathered at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland to adopt a set of guidelines to limit global warming. During this event, India reaffirmed its promise to implement the Paris…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

The Growth of India’s Electricity Generation Capacity

Yagyavalk Bhatt

Coal power plants accounted for 57% of India’s total generation capacity of 344 gigawatts (GW).

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

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.

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

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…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

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…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

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…

Al Quayid, AlJawhara

Al Hosain, Nourah

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Mollet, Paul