Developmental Benefits from a Low-Carbon Pathway

Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 46, No. 34, pp. 15-18, 2011

4 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2011

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Sudhir Chella Rajan

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Sujatha Byravan

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR)

Date Written: August 20, 2011

Abstract

India has made a commitment to adopt a low-carbon, inclusive growth trajectory, but still seems unclear as to what steps need to be taken in that direction. The Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth neither prioritizes inclusivity nor offers concrete solutions to adopt a low­ carbon pathway. Such a growth path can produce co-­benefits and savings while moving millions out of poverty in India. It is socially, financially and politically the right way forward, but it needs to be articulated in much more explicit terms than what is currently proposed by the government.

Keywords: low-carbon development, India, climate policy, energy policy

Suggested Citation

Rajan, Sudhir Chella and Byravan, Sujatha, Developmental Benefits from a Low-Carbon Pathway (August 20, 2011). Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 46, No. 34, pp. 15-18, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1946701

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