Opinions

Climate Policy

Assessing climate ambition based on what a country says, rather than what it does or is likely to do, is a problem for at least three reasons: ambition is normatively loaded and hard to compare across countries; there’s little evidence of a clear link between ambition of pledges and what countries actually do; domestic political shifts, not global cooperation, have been a more effective driver of climate action.

Blogs

Climate Policy

Global discourse on climate change has been moulded by multilateral negotiations through the annual Conferences of the Parties (COPs). This commentary traces the evolution of climate multilateralism, examines where it falls short of expectations, and discusses how it can address its shortcomings to build a more effective ambition and implementation agenda.

Opinions

Climate Policy

Climate finance discussions should recognise future emissions are attributable to developed countries.

Blogs

Climate Policy

Behind the 100 GW milestone lies a structural vulnerability: India’s solar research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) base is still evolving and leans heavily on imports, leaving the country exposed to supply-chain shocks and sovereignty risks. We map India’s public solar RD&D landscape and analyse whether the country should align with global trajectories or carve out its own leadership.

Journal articles

Climate Policy

Climate policy is now a more multi-stranded and complex area of inquiry than ever before. In these uncertain times for climate action and climate cooperation, attention to broader questions is necessary to deepen understanding and work toward a truly effective response to climate change. What sorts of questions and analysis might be of continued, and even enhanced, relevance for analysis in Climate Policy?

Issue Briefs

Climate Policy

This issue brief outlines key considerations that can help shape a comprehensive definition of net-zero emissions for India, not by prescribing implementation strategies, but by deconstructing net-zero targets by their constituent elements necessary for clarity, comparability, and accountability.

Blogs

Climate Policy

The blog examines the Union Cabinet’s recent approval of the ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme through the lens of what it could mean for India’s clean energy innovation landscape and green industrial policy.

Opinions

Climate Policy

Even if policymakers in developing countries see little value in pursuing large emissions reductions at the pace that climate advocates would like, climate-aligned development is still the best path forward. The key, both politically and economically, is to reframe the issue.

Journal articles

Climate Policy

Governments are increasingly using green industrial policies to address socio-economic and environmental objectives in the energy transition. But why do countries with similar policy objectives implement different green industrial policy designs?