Just Transition in India: An inquiry into the challenges and opportunities for a post-coal future

Just Transition in India: An inquiry into the challenges and opportunities for a post-coal future
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Publisher : Sustainability Innovations and Advisories Pvt Ltd
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9788194935407
ISBN-13 : 8194935407
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Book Synopsis Just Transition in India: An inquiry into the challenges and opportunities for a post-coal future by : Chandra Bhushan

Download or read book Just Transition in India: An inquiry into the challenges and opportunities for a post-coal future written by Chandra Bhushan and published by Sustainability Innovations and Advisories Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal, the backbone of India’s energy and industrial sector, is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. However, the future of coal is becoming uncertain in the face of climate change concerns. Coal power is also losing its edge due to the decline of renewable energy prices and rising environmental pollution control costs. Coal phase-out, therefore, seems to be an inevitability. But coal is an important source of income for millions of people and drives the economy in India’s coal mining states and districts. In the coming years, how can these people and regions transition away from the coal economy? Just Transition has emerged as concept globally to ensure that coal-dependent communities and regions do not become the victims of coal phase-out. It has also been included as a key component of the Paris Agreement. This book aims to understand what just transition means for India, detailing the risks and opportunities of coal phase-out. It builds on an in-depth research of a top coal mining district of Jharkhand, where many coal mines are already closed. It also proposes what coal mining districts and governments should do to plan for a just transition. Being the first case study from India, it offers an important perspective of the global South on just transition.


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