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For years, multiple Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have relied on integrated assessment models or IAM modelling pathways to achieve global net zero targets. 

The IPCC reports and IAM pathways have become key drivers of government policy on keeping a lid on global warming in many countries. 

However, scholars from Global South have argued that IAMs have failed to incorporate the principles of equity and rights of developing countries while charting decarbonisation pathways. For instance, questions have been raised about how it is fair to ask both the U.S. and India to achieve a net zero by 2050, given U.S. massive historical emissions.

To discuss the issue of lack of equity in net zero pathways, and ways for designing equitable models for climate action, we interviewed Dr. Tejal Kanitkar, Associate Professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies, and Dr. Rahul Tongia, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. Both Tejal and Rahul are India’s leading scholars and thinkers on climate and energy policy and have decades of experience working in this area.

Suggested Readings:

IPCC’S climate reports reveal an unequal science: https://carboncopy.info/ipccs-climate-reports-reveal-an-unequal-science/

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Dr. Rahul Tongia

Senior Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress

Dr. Rahul Tongia is a Senior Fellow with The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), where he leads Energy and Sustainability studies. A globally renowned scholar of technology and policy, he is also a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the Brookings Institution, and Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he joined the faculty in 1998.

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Dr. Tejal Kanitkar

Associate Professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies

Dr. Kanitkar is a leading scholar and thinker on climate and energy policy and has decades of experience working in this area. She has published extensively on topics related to energy transitions, renewable energy, climate justice, and sustainable development.

Host

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Sandeep Pai

Host

Sandeep Pai is an award-winning journalist and researcher and author of a book 'Total Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution'.

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Shreya Jai

Host

Shreya Jai is India's leading writer on the energy sector. A journalist for over 15 years, she is currently Energy Lead at Climate Trends.

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