Climate change poses challenging policy trade-offs for India. The country faces the challenge of raising living standards for a population of 1.4 billion while at the same time needing to be a critical contributor to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The government has implemented numerous policies to promote the manufacturing and use of renewable energy and shift away from coal, but much still needs to be done to reach India’s 2070 net-zero goal.
This paper aims to add to the discussion on India’s transition to net zero by providing a policy proposal framework, in the context of India’s existing policy landscape.
It also provides an in-depth review of the current climate policy landscape in India and models emissions trajectories under different policy options to reduce GHG emissions.