Coping with Climate Change: India–EU Cooperation on Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

Dinoj Kumar Upadhyay
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Dinoj Kumar Upadhyay: Dinoj Kumar Upadhyay, Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001. dinoj@icwa.in

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, 2014, vol. 70, issue 3, 241-256

Abstract: Promotion of renewable energy and application of clean technology are essential for limiting emissions of GHG and facilitating environmentally compatible development. Although India and the European Union (EU) recognise their vulnerability to climate change, they differ on their ‘normative claims’ of the global climate change regime. India and the EU do not agree on emission cut targets. They can cooperate in multiple ways in the areas of clean technologies, renewable energy, research and development and sharing knowledge for sustainable development planning, etc. India has adopted a comprehensive National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), which comprises of both mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change. The implementation of the NPACC would be crucial in shaping a policy for inclusive and sustainable development. Hence, cooperation between India and the EU can take place in areas of the NAPCC that would help not only in coping with climate change, but also in enhancing India’s economic relations as well as development partnership with the EU.

Keywords: EU; GHG; NAPCC; climate change; mitigation; adaptation; renewable energy; clean technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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