Climate change and the production and consumption of energy from fossil fuels are closely related. In order to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions, it is necessary to change the world’s energy model. Fighting climate change requires an urgent transition towards a sustainable development model based on efficiency and equity, as well as a decided commitment regarding renewable energy. The issues related to Climate Change, Energy and their inter-relations are important research area.
Given the resource endowment and their growing population, both India and China are likely to face evident challenges in pursuit of their energy security goals in near future with medium to long term consequences in the region ...
India is moving fast toward clean energy regime by working on a mixed energy use other than managing its biofuel focusing on renewable energy and civil nuclear energy in collaboration with US, Russia, France and Japan in its efforts to comply with Paris Climate Treaty provisions and to honour other multilateral and bi-lateral regimes and arrangements ...
For the first time, the Chinese CPC did not venture into a prospective GDP target which is a clear indicator of the shape of things to come. Newer global resolve and renewed emphasis on capturing the bold message from the fatigued “Mother Nature” is loud and clear today more than ever before ...
Engaging with Central Asia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan offer India a bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC). Faster development collaboration between India and Central Asian countries would prove beneficial to both, since Central Asia would be able to access appropriate technologies and knowledge from India and India could access the rich natural resources and upcoming markets in the region ...
The regime in Riyadh has declared its support to New Delhi and proposed complete backing to the country’s swelling energy requirements. Saudi Arabia on the other hand is the world’s largest oil producer, with also the second largest proven reserves, all of which are located in easily accessible wells, hence more cost-efficient than other such reserves in any other country ...
The focus on climate change and health must go simultaneously, as they are interconnected - a better climate yields better health, and helps ease the pressure on the health systems of a nation. In this hour of crisis, a long-term planning is much needed. ...
Stability of oil market and low Brent crude prices is always in favor of Indian economy because it is solely dependent upon imports of fuel. The current oil price war is significantly going to benefit India but government needs a comprehensive plan of actions to take advantage of this geopolitical spat between Riyadh and Moscow ...
The world is increasingly at the risk of pandemics and fighting them without addressing the actual cause would be wrong-headed. The climate crisis still remains a major problem and possibly a reason behind epidemics that emerges every now and then. An important lesson one can derive from the pandemic is that climate change needs to be perceived as an immediate crisis ...
The global oil market may soon pull through from the preliminary setback, but the energetic American shale industry might be severely affected by a superficial ally which the US had gone to huge extents to appease. Russia and Saudi have placed their bets on who will be the first to blink. They both have reasons to consider that they took the right decision. ...
Climate Change Mitigation in South Asia: India and the Role of Sub-National Agencies
Unlike the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it can be observed that the SDGs are transnational in nature, requiring regional efforts, thereby doing away with the dependence on the developed bloc ...