India's Just Transition Landscape
Just Transition - first episode
In this episode, our host, Hridayesh Joshi, speaks to Sandeep Pai and Mayank Aggarwal. Sandeep Pai is an international researcher who has been closely following the subject of Just Transition across the globe with a special focus on India. Mayank Aggarwal is a Delhi-based journalist who has written extensively on India’s just transition journey over the last few years.
Community's Role in Just Transition
Just Transition - Second Episode
In this episode of ‘Urja Badlav’, Hridayesh Joshi speaks to Rohit Chandra of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Jharkhand-based social activist Gulab Chandra Prajapati to examine the impact of fossil fuel-based energy projects including mining on communities.
Just transition and livelihood
Just Transition - Third Episode
A new podcast in Hindi that focuses on Just Transition in India. It explores the landscape, meaning, and scope of the transition away from coal, its impact on coal-dependent communities, questions around the adoption of renewable energy, and challenges associated with just transition. The podcast also covers the role of communities, the impact on women, skill development opportunities, the importance of alternate livelihood, and the need for national & international cooperation for a just energy transition in India.
Just Transition and Renewable Energy
Just Transition - Fifth Episode
In this episode of ‘Urja Badlav’, Hridayesh Joshi speaks to energy expert Vibhuti Garg, who is Director, South Asia with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, and Roli Srivastava, a senior journalist who works with Thomson Reuters Foundation on issues such as Just Transition, gender, inclusive economy, etc. They discuss the role and importance of renewable energy in India’s energy transition. The guests discussed India’s present installed capacity of renewable energy, mainly solar and wind, and the country’s 2030 target of 450,000 MW installed capacity of renewable energy. They also discussed the social and environmental aspects of renewable energy in India.
Just transition and International Cooperation
Just Transition - Sixth Episode
In the sixth episode of ‘Urja Badlav’, Hridayesh Joshi speaks to Dr Ajay Mathur, International Solar Alliance’s Director General, and Swati Dsouza, who works with the International Energy Agency as India Analyst and Coordinator. They discuss about the emphasis on Just Energy Transition in the New Delhi declaration at the just concluded G20 summit. They discuss how international cooperation is an important and integral component of India’s energy transition journey and what it means as the country prepares for CoP28 in Dubai later this year. The guests also examined the lessons that India can draw from energy transition efforts elsewhere in world and the scope of international cooperation to drive India’s energy transition.