India’s Energy Strategy for Inclusive Sustainable Development

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  • Kirit Parikh Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v3i2.185

Keywords:

Energy, Low Carbon, Inclusive Sustainable Development

Abstract

Energy is critical for the growth of the economy as well as for human development. Not just electricity but also clean cooking fuels and fuels for mobility are required. India aspires to grow at a high rate over the next decade. How much energy would that require? What has been our policies? Why and how should it be changed and what kind of options do we have? I look at these issues in this paper.

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Author Biography

Kirit Parikh, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)

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Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), C-80, Shivalik Colony, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110017

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Published

2020-07-16

How to Cite

Parikh, K. (2020). India’s Energy Strategy for Inclusive Sustainable Development. Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal, 3(2), 19–25. https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v3i2.185