Council on Energy, Environment and Water | Environment, Climate and Energy Think Tank in India

India needs heat action plans everywhere

Indian summers were always hot. Now, they have turned lethal. Globally, we have seen a spate of record temperatures, with 2015, 2016 and 2017 being the trio of hottest years recorded so far. Future summers will see new record highs.

India needs heat action plans everywhere

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Key Findings on Electricity Access

ACCESS 2018 found that the median hours of daily supply in the six states combined has increased from 12 to 16 hours over the last three years. We present key findings from ACCESS 2018, India's largest multidimensional energy access survey conducted across six of the major energy-access deprived states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. The study covered more than 9,000 households from 756 villages in 54 districts collecting about 5 million data points.

Key Findings on Electricity Access

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No quick fix for India’s air pollution

Not much will happen despite efforts to clean up the air in India’s cities and villages till we acknowledge the deep-seated issues and set aggressive reduction targets for a variety of sources.

No quick fix for India’s air pollution

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Our cities need sustainable mobility

We must see the growth of electric vehicles as an opportunity to create more liveable cities

Our cities need sustainable mobility

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Film I India's HFC Phase-down: A Call for Action

Through the medium of film, we provide insights on challenges in creating an ecosystem for a successful refrigeration transition, top regulatory options that India could adopt, and how policy certainty could lead to gains for domestic priorities such as Make in India, Skill India Mission, Energy Efficiency Mission, and Doubling of Farmers’ Incomes.

Film I India's HFC Phase-down: A Call for Action

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More Than 670 Million Indians Would Breathe Poor Quality Air in 2030 Despite Compliance with Pollution Control Policies

This independent study by CEEW and IIASA shows that policy choices of today will impact air quality in future and its aftermaths. There is dire need to align air quality, climate change, and sustainable development goals in a resource efficient manner.

More Than 670 Million Indians Would Breathe Poor Quality Air in 2030 Despite Compliance with Pollution Control Policies

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Featured Research

Electricity Consumers and Compliance: Trust, Reciprocity, and Socio-economic Factors in Uttar Pradesh

Karthik Ganesan, Kapardhi Bharadwaj, Kanika Balani

In an attempt to improve the discom-consumer relationship, the report looks at the commercial losses attributed to domestic consumers, captures the consumer perspective and proposes a policy roadmap for sustaining reliable electricity supply in the state. This study is based on our survey, conducted in collaboration with the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) in the summer of 2018, covering 1,800 households in 90 villages (rural) and 90 wards (urban) in UP.
Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity: Survey of States 2018

Abhishek Jain, Saurabh Tripathi, Sunil Mani, Sasmita Patnaik, Tauseef Shahidi, Karthik Ganesan

The Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity – Survey of States (ACCESS) is India’s largest multidimensional survey on energy access. The largest panel-data on energy access in India, the survey is conducted across six of the major energy-access-deprived states in the country – Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
Factors Influencing the Uptake of Energy Efficiency Initiatives by Indian MSMEs

Tirtha Biswas, Sachin Sharma, Karthik Ganesan

Our study based on a primary survey of 429 enterprises across 11 clusters in eight states, identifies barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency by enterprises and implementation gaps in the government’s existing efforts. The study also includes a roadmap to improve the overall state of energy efficiency in the sector.