India must manage its green energy demand for a successful climate transition

Two recent stories underscored the complexity of the task at hand. One, published in Bloomberg (biturl.top/mqy2Qr), highlighted the frictions, high costs and inconvenience faced by buyers and sellers of alternative energy, demonstrating the absurdity of forcibly trying to wean the world off fossil fuels.  The other, published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (biturl.top/3i6ram), illustrated…

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Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees

He noted how old prejudices clouded discussions about the Orient. This offers a parallel with today’s climate change discourse, where pointing out the West’s historical pollution often leads to accusations of nationalism instead of addressing substantive issues.  Criticism from developing countries of the West’s disproportionate contribution to global warming is often dismissed, shifting focus from…

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