Options for India’s

Climate Policy

Anshu Bharadwaj

CSTEP, Bangalore

February 18 – 20, 2015

Istanbul, Turkey

Background

• United Nations Climate Change Conference Paris, 2015– New agreement on climate change

• India 3rd largest CO2 emitter– Per capita emissions low

• US – China agreement – US: Reduce emissions by 26 – 28% by 2030

– China: Peak emissions by 2030,

20% of energy from fossil free sources

Problem Statement:

• What could be India’s options in the Paris COP?

• How to meet India’s development aspirations in Carbon

constrained world?

• Can India carve an alternate developmental path?

Sustainable Development Approach:

• Inclusivity:– Cost effective electricity for all

• Energy Security:– Not vulnerable to fuel supply disruptions

• Environment:– Reduce pollutant emissions (NOx, SO2, PM)

Power Sector Model (TIMES)• Resource:

– Resource availability

– Domestic production capacity: Coal, Uranium, Gas

• Costs: – Cost trajectories of Energy technologies

– Cost trajectories of Fuels

• Environment: – Limits on Pollutant emissions

– Cost of Pollutant Control technologies (SO2, PM, NOx)

• Load Curves:– Hourly demand and supply curve

– Intermittency of renewable sources

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Conclusions:• Significant deployment of fossil free sources

– 40% Electricity from Fossil free sources (23% at present)

– 20% Electricity from Renewables (6% at present)

• Driven by Inclusivity, Energy Security, Environment– No restriction on CO2 emissions

– Lowering of CO2 achieved as Co Benefit

• Alternate development paradigm for developing countries

• India’s distinctive contribution to Paris COP

Thank You!

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