Developmental Benefits from a Low-Carbon Pathway

The Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth neither prioritises inclusivity nor offers concrete solutions to adopt a low-carbon pathway. Such a growth path can produce co-benefits and savings while moving millions out of poverty in India. It is socially, fina...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2011-08, Vol.46 (34), p.15-18
Main Authors: RAJAN, SUDHIR CHELLA, BYRAVAN, SUJATHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions
Climate change
Climate change policy
COMMENTARY
Decades
Developing countries
Economic growth
Emissions
Emissions reduction
Energy efficiency
Equity
GDP
Greenhouse effect
Gross Domestic Product
LDCs
Pollutant emissions
Poverty
Renewable energy
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Summary:The Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth neither prioritises inclusivity nor offers concrete solutions to adopt a low-carbon pathway. Such a growth path can produce co-benefits and savings while moving millions out of poverty in India. It is socially, financially and politically the right way forward, but it needs to be articulated in much more explicit terms than what is currently proposed by the government.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846