It is crucial that we adopt and transition to deep decarbonising technologies in order to move towards climate resilient and low carbon-emission pathways. At CSTEP, our focus is on identifying and assessing the viability of implementing technology solutions, preparing greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and State Action Plans for Climate Change (SAPCC), and designing monitoring and evaluating frameworks for mitigation action.
Quality of Life for All: A Sustainable Development Framework for India's Climate Policy (Interim Report)
A Sustainable Development Framework for India's Climate Policy (Interim Report).
Financial Implications of Emission Standards for Coal Power Plants
Financial Implications of Emission Standards for Coal Power Plants
Taking lessons from refugees in Europe to prepare for climate migrants and exiles
With millions of refugees pouring into countries in Europe, renewed attention is being paid to those who are displaced. This article combines some of the current lessons learned from Europe with previous studies on migration related to climate change and provides recommendations to be included in policy. Preparation in advance, regional agreements, and mechanisms for better integration of those who are displaced are highlighted.
Quality of life for all: A sustainable development framework for India's climate policy
This study placed improving quality of life at the centre of India's national climate policy and asked what happens to greenhouse gas emissions with such an approach. Using bottom-up scenario analyses, the sectoral interventions modelled in this research demonstrate that it is possible to get close to achieving the country's climate targets while improving quality of life at the same time.
Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions by the Indian Mobile Telecom Industry
The Indian mobile telecom industry, one of the fastest growing sectors in India, had 5843 million subscribers in 2010-11 registering an annual growth rate of 4915%. The energy consumed by the sector was 163 PJ and the corresponding CO2 emission was estimated at 329 million tons. In this paper, the mobile telecom industry is dis-aggregated into various segments, based on the life-cycle of the device, and each segment’s contribution to the overall energy consumption and its respective CO2 emissions are discussed.
Sea level rise and climate change exiles: A possible solution
Will rising sea levels cause mass migrations of people from low-lying, impoverished equatorial areas into regions of higher ground—and if so, what will their reception be by their hosts? What can world leaders do to prepare for the population shifts likely to come from sea level rise already under way from the current high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Burying plutonium: Watt a waste
Burying plutonium: Watt a waste
Reviewing India's National Mission on Electric Vehicles
In 2010, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed a 20% subsidy for electric vehicles through a scheme called the Alternate Fuels for Surface Transportation Programme. This resulted in a big leap in sales of electric vehicles, mostly in the e-bikes segment. However, this initial spurt in sales was followed by a slump. This article analyses why electrical vehicles have not taken off in India, and suggests alternatives.
How the Most Vulnerable Countries Fared at the Paris Meeting
The most vulnerable countries of the world had specific concerns going into the Paris meeting of the Conference of Parties on climate change. Some of these concerns were met at the conference, although the long-term implications remain to be seen.Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by 160 countries. The purpose of the INDCs was to get commitments from all countries with the overall goal of bending their trajectories sufficiently by 2030 so that dangerous climate change could be avoided.