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

Initiative Future of Transport and Fuel Demand
Type Commentary
Date 1st January 2020

Abstract

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 Agreement, collectively with other countries. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has increased the pace of its climate change mitigation efforts and is becoming increasingly ambitious in its attempts to address this issue.

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Yagyavalk Bhatt

Research Associate Yagyavalk is a research associate at KAPSARC. His research interests include analysis of energy policies, with a focus on alternative… Yagyavalk is a research associate at KAPSARC. His research interests include analysis of energy policies, with a focus on alternative fuels and their impact on energy security. He previously worked as a researcher, providing sustainable development and decentralized renewable energy system solutions to rural areas of north India. He holds a master’s degree in renewable energy engineering and management from TERI University, India.

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