The India Energy Hour

Renewable Energy

Future of Coal & Just Transition in India

India’s energy transition stands at the crossroads of meeting the nation’s rising energy demand and pressure at the global front to reduce emissions. Having now committed to a low carbon development plan and a net zero target year, all eyes..Continue

COP27: Conversation to Concrete Action?

The upcoming COP27 is expected to set the tone for developing economies to strengthen their climate-focused demands from the developed world. Adaptation solutions, loss and damage funds, and enhanced climate financing are likely to be the focus areas. Though the..Continue

Climate Readiness: State of Play in Indian States

For any meaningful climate action in India, the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories will have to play a crucial role. They have to maintain nodes of implementation of climate plans. But are the states ready to embrace the..Continue

Is India walking the talk on its Climate Promises?

As COP27 inches closer, the promises and commitments made during the last global climate conference are under scrutiny. India which was the biggest surprise, thanks to its Net Zero target year announcement has been under the scanner for laying out..Continue

Communicating Climate: Demystifying vs Greenwashing

Talking about climate change, especially in the developing world, is no longer a topic of so-called academic interest. There are now multitudes of issues involved, countless lobbies on both sides of the debate and largely uninformed public. Climate communication in..Continue

India’s annual summer affair with Coal/Power Crisis

As it has been happening for years now, coal and power crisis has gripped India yet again. Severe heatwaves caused due to climate crisis coupled with mismatch in coal demand and supply, led to a nationwide power crisis. Electricity distribution..Continue

Navroz Dubash (Professor) and Harald Winkler (Professor)

Money, Scale, Intent: Path to Climate Mitigation

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group III recently released a report on climate change mitigation. It assessed methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and provided many policy solutions for how countries can contain the climate crisis. To..Continue