On November 1, 2021, at the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 26), Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made an ambitious pledge, announcing India’s commitment to reaching net-zero emissions by 2070. Furthermore, during the speech, Prime Minister Modi went on to announce some supporting initiatives including that in which 50% of India’s energy will be sourced from renewable energy sources and that in which the country aims to reduce its total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030.

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Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. Yagyavalk…
Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. Yagyavalk leads “The Role of Clean Energy Policies: Trends in India’s Transport Sector” project, aimed at estimating India’s transport energy demand and potential impact on crude oil supply chain. His expertise covers energy policy, energy economics, transport modeling, the impact analysis of transport policies, emerging economies energy transition, renewable energy, and cost-benefit analysis of the transport and electricity sector. He has authored and contributed to numerous research papers and studies related to the transportation and electricity sector.
Expertise
- Policy Analysis
- Transport Demand Modeling
- Sustainable Transport
- Clean Energy Transition
- Renewable Energy
- Climate Change
Publications See all Yagyavalk Bhatt’s publications

India’s Decarbonization Strategy for its Electricity Sector: Balancing Renewables and Coal
On November 1, 2021, at the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP…
18th September 2023
Enabling the Progress of the Circular Carbon Economy: India’s Approach to CCUS
On November 1, 2021, at the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP…
3rd August 2023