Climate Change and Climate Justice: India’s efforts to balance economic growth with green transition

Development goals don’t always have to undermine environmental concerns. As the fourth largest economy in the world, and one of the top polluters, India cannot shy away from climate action citing historical reasons and pointing fingers at the industrialised West.

Indeed, India seems determined to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and build renewable energy capacity. Over the years, India has been a vocal leader in pushing for climate action, both by way of fulfilling its international responsibility and responding to domestic compulsions to combat air pollution.

These articles investigate India’s response to climate change, its plans to meet the soaring energy demand without losing sight of climate goals, its struggles to protect people from heat waves, and its development of weather models and early warning systems during storms. It looks at India’s role in international climate negotiations and its efforts to preserve glaciers and river systems.