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Arunabha Ghosh

COP28: A mirror to pledges and promises

With climate change-induced disasters multiplying, the Dubai summit cannot afford to be just a talk shop

COP28: A mirror to pledges and promises
Updated On : 09 Nov 2023 | 10:18 PM IST

Many (new) avatars of energy (in)security

On all four dimensions, there are either new complications for old concerns or emerging anxieties in an energy transition.

Many (new) avatars of energy (in)security
Updated On : 25 Feb 2020 | 12:55 AM IST

Green economy to the economy's rescue

India's economy needs a renewed boost of structural reforms, just when a second generation of green policies is also needed

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2019 | 12:01 AM IST

Taxing or trading our environmental sins?

A wider portfolio of policies, applicable to all competitors, are needed before businesses consider deep mitigation actions

Taxing or trading our environmental sins?
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 2:51 AM IST

Big bets for heavy (green) industries

Can Indian manufacturing remain competitive, add to national income and create jobs, despite environmental constraints imposing hard choices on patterns of industrial development?

Big bets for heavy (green) industries
Updated On : 23 Sep 2019 | 11:49 PM IST

Save wind energy from the doldrums

Policymakers must choose between two approaches: To distribute the capacity or distribute the energy generated

Save wind energy from the doldrums
Updated On : 20 May 2019 | 11:46 PM IST

Green to great industrial policy

Creating enabling conditions for effective green industrial policy is hard, but it is the only way towards becoming a great economy that shapes the future

Green to great industrial policy
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 12:20 AM IST

The revolution will not be subsidised

Solid fuels in manufacturing, liquid fuels for transport, and gaseous fuels for cooking and heating buildings all rely (to the largest extent) on fossil fuels

The revolution will not be subsidised
Updated On : 22 Jan 2019 | 1:32 AM IST

Renewing our vows on renewables

More than 72 GW capacity has been installed so far

Renewing our vows on renewables
Updated On : 24 Sep 2018 | 10:22 PM IST

Energy wishlist and watchlist 2018

In India, the domestic manufacturers and project developers continue to tussle around imposition of safeguard duties, which would raise prices

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2018 | 11:11 PM IST

Arunabha Ghosh: Two years, four (achievable) goals

Here are four concrete and achievable ideas that could improve environmental governance, advance sustainable industrialisation, create jobs, and yield political dividends

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2016 | 10:42 PM IST

Arunabha Ghosh: To act on climate, listen

Climate change is still an additional area of policymaking, competing for political attention

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2016 | 10:42 PM IST

Arunabha Ghosh: Is water our weakest link?

For each Indian, 1,116 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater is available annually - low but not fatal

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2016 | 10:42 PM IST
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Arunabha Ghosh: 10 principles for climate negotiations

Refocusing attention on 10 principles could mean an agreement that is good for the planet, equitable for developing countries, and promotes India's interests

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Updated On : 23 Nov 2015 | 9:48 PM IST