Domestic Climate Policy and Initiatives
Date : February 20, 2023
The challenge of climate change is often referred to the most defining issue of our time. In the last few years, India has announced several policies and programmes, including several national missions and state-level action, all of which have significant implications for India's abilities to meet its climate goals. Shakti is supporting research to recommend ways to improve the design and implemen...
Better Implementation of India’s Environmental Laws for Controlling Air Pollution
Date : February 20, 2023
Over the years, the problem of air pollution has reached gigantic scale in India with many of the world's most polluted cities being located in India. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 was the first comprehensive legislative recognition of the problem of air pollution. There is a critical need to ensure that the Air Act is implemented in letter and spirit....
HCFC Phase-out Management Plan – The SME Foam Sector
Date : April 18, 2022
India recently commenced stage II of the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP-II) under the Montreal Protocol. As part of the Plan, India seeks to phase out the consumption of HCFC-141b by 2020. HCFCs are primarily used in the foam sector as a blowing agent. While most large-scale foam manufacturers in India have been able to shift to alternate solutions like cyclopentane, around 422 Small and Med...
The GHG Platform India – India’s First Civil Society Platform for GHG Estimation and Analysis
Date : April 18, 2022
India's emissions will continue to grow in the coming years but there are significant mitigation opportunities that exist across various sectors and sub-sectors. The GHG Platform is a collective civil-society initiative providing an independent estimation and analysis of India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors such as energy, waste, industry, agriculture, livestock, forestry, a...
The GHG Platform India – India’s First Civil Society Platform for GHG Estimation and Analysis
Date : April 18, 2022
India's emissions will continue to grow in the coming years but there are significant mitigation opportunities that exist across various sectors and sub-sectors. The GHG Platform is a collective civil-society initiative providing an independent estimation and analysis of India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors such as energy, waste, industry, agriculture, livestock, forestry, a...
Correcting the Divergence Between Diesel and Petrol Pricing
Date : April 18, 2022
This report evaluates the case for reducing the existing price differential through a revenue neutral equalisation of the central excise duties that are levied on diesel and petrol. It assesses the impact of the revision in excise rates on state government finances, truck freight, farmers, car manufacturers and bus operators and passengers, and concludes that a move towards parity of excise rates ...
Public Awareness on Air Pollution
Date : April 18, 2022
Indian cities have some of the most polluted air in the world, according to most global air quality databases. A majority of cities, including both mega cities as well as smaller cities are emerging as pollution hotspots with ordinary citizens facing severe health impacts. It is clear that public participation plays a key role in the successful implementation of air quality interventions. For this...
Regional Collaboration Among States in the Indo-Gangetic Plan to Mitigate Air Pollution
Date : April 18, 2022
The Indo-Gangetic plain is characterized by high population density, pollution causing activities like brick manufacturing and mining, and thermal inversion in the winter, all of which contribute to severe levels of ambient air pollution in the region. According to WHO estimates, several of the most highly polluted cities in the world lie in the Indo-Gangetic plain. This establishes that air pollu...
The India GHG Program – Helping Businesses Measure and Track GHG Emissions
Date : April 14, 2022
The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary initiative to measure and manage GHG emissions. The Program aims to establish a robust and effective institutional set-up providing Indian businesses with access to relevant GHG measurement and accounting tools, customised training and capacity building initiatives. It also provides expertise on appropriate goal setting and voluntary targets, and ...
The India GHG Program – Helping Businesses Measure and Track GHG Emissions
Date : April 14, 2022
The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary initiative to measure and manage GHG emissions. The Program aims to establish a robust and effective institutional set-up providing Indian businesses with access to relevant GHG measurement and accounting tools, customised training and capacity building initiatives. It also provides expertise on appropriate goal setting and voluntary targets, and ...