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Climate Change & Energy: Climate change in India

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India is a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the country is under increasing pressure to put strategies in place to adapt to, if not mitigate, climate change.

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Opinions and Analysis

'Algal biofuels are no energy panacea'

Algal biofuels, like crops, demand land, water, fertilisers, pesticides and inputs that are costly for India, says Hoysall Chanakya.

11 June 2012 | EN

India should make its national climate plans global

India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.

22 October 2009 | EN | 中文
Source: Nature

Renewables the way forward for India

1 April 2009 | EN
Source: Nariphaltan

Policy Briefs

How biodiversity and climate change interact

Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.

1 February 2004 | EN | 中文


News and Features

Aerosols confirmed rising over India

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

18 April 2013 | EN

Crop yields stall in China, India

Crop yields of staples like rice, wheat, maize and soybean are stagnant in China and India.

26 December 2012 | EN | 中文