India is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Public communication, scientific expertise and stronger legislation will be the key factors in India’s adaptation efforts.
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The recent Working Group 1 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds that particulate matter (PM or simply, fine particles) have ‘masked’ the impact of greenhouse gas emissions generated over the last century by about a third. If air pollution mitigation ‘worsens’ global warming, must we rethink pollution controls at all? Not quite.
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In addition to targets and policies, India needs to deepen and enhance systems of governance for the climate crisis, which include dedicated organisations, policy frameworks, capacities, and financing mechanisms. In a new policy brief, we lay out an institutional architecture capable of crafting such low-carbon development pathways.
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In India, a focus on development pathways requires three steps: sectoral transition plans for key areas of the economy; strong institutions for climate governance; and economy-wide targets that emphasise near-term actions.
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There is a real risk net-zero by 2050 will be a hollow pledge that will only serve diplomatic needs, but do little to actually shift India’s emissions future. Instead, India needs a path that shows how a focus on opportunities for low-carbon development is more likely, in practice, to deliver emissions reductions than abstract future 2050 pledges.
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In a recently edited volume entitled Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects, Shibani Ghosh authors a chapter where she reviews the potential hooks in the legal and regulatory framework for climate litigation in India.
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India has always argued that climate is linked to development choices, livelihoods and equity. Don’t ask activists to narrow down their concerns.
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States making net zero commitments throws open the possibility of new institutions that quickly funnel economies into low-carbon trajectories. So could these carbon regulators become the central banks of the future?
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