Journal articles
Climate Policy
Strategies for green industrial and innovation policy–an analysis of policy alignment, misalignment, and realignment around dominant designs in the EV sector
Easwaran Narassimhan, Zdenka Myslikova et al.
2023
This paper explores which combination of technology-push and demand-pull policies best situates a country to lead in clean energy innovation, as new or dominant designs emerge and replace older technologies. A new analytical framework for green industrial policy is applied to BEV drivetrain technology to examine the use of policy alignment and misalignment by countries with big automakers as they pursue strategic green industrial policy.
Opinions
Climate Policy
Rebalance attention from global target setting toward national climate politics and policy
Navroz K Dubash
2023
The first Global Stocktake (GST) confirms that progress in reducing emissions is well behind what is required to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. What is to be done?
Opinions
Climate Policy
The G20 should forge a pact to support nations’ shifts to a low-carbon future
Navroz K Dubash
2023
Fossil fuels should be used sparingly, in the areas where they contribute most to human welfare.
Opinions
Climate Policy
USD 100 Billion: Delivering The Nucleus Of Climate Finance
Aman Srivastava
2023
Recent analysis has found that the finance that developed countries are reporting towards that USD 100 billion targets is not always going towards clear climate purposes – some of the projects that have been included in their reporting were a coal plant, a hotel expansion, chocolate stores, a movie, and an airport expansion.
Opinions
Climate Policy
Keeping development at the forefront of India’s long-term climate strategy
Parth Bhatia, Mandakini Chandra et al.
2023
India’s Long Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) sets out multiple low-carbon transitions, highlighting that climate action will be intimately tied to developmental processes.This article identifies some of the challenges and opportunities embedded within these transitions, and reflects on how these will impact developmental priorities such as employment and energy security.
Opinions
Climate Policy
A climate change survival guide to act on
Navroz K Dubash and Parth Bhatia
2023
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR6 synthesis report is a sobering account of present and future damages to ecosystems.
Opinions
Climate Policy
India can play a key role in climate cooperation
Navroz K Dubash
2023
India took on a key position on the world stage by assuming the presidency of G20. This year, India will aim to provide leadership to a group of countries that comprises 85% of the world’s GDP and 60% of its population. India must use its presidency to push for greater cooperation to combat complex climate issues.
Opinions
Climate Policy
Can a national carbon market help India cut both emissions and costs?
Aman Srivastava
2023
The market must work in sync with a range of policy instruments. Stable institutional and regulatory structures must balance competing interests and trade-offs to ensure optimum coverage, caps, pricing and reporting.
Opinions
Climate Policy
Weather the Change
Navroz K Dubash
2023
2023 should be the year climate change is mainstreamed into India’s development decisions.
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Projects
Climate Policy
Building a Climate-Ready State
Navroz K. Dubash and Aditya Valiathan Pillai
2024
Laying out approaches to building a state capable of handling the transformations and pressures of climate change at national and sub-national levels.
Climate Policy
The Climate Futures Project – Bridging Climate Policy and Models
Aman Srivastava, Navroz K. Dubash (SFC), Kaveri Iychettira and Eri Ikeda
2024
The Climate Futures Project is a joint initiative of the Sustainable Futures Collaborative and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to foster the informed and measured use of climate policy modelling studies by decision makers, scientists, journalists and concerned citizens.