Between now and 2027, India is set to become the world’s most populous country. No one questions its right to development, or the fact that its current emissions per person are tiny. But when building the new India for its 1.4 billion people, whether it relies on coal and oil, or clean, green energy will be a major factor in whether global warming can be tamed. What is clear is that a low-carbon transition is in the country’s best long-term interests. India is extraordinarily vulnerable to climate change, with high baseline temperatures that make it particularly sensitive to additional warming. The following article by the Rockefeller Foundation, explores how distributed renewable energy (DRE) technology throughout India is a panacea that can facilitate India’s development goals and lead to a limiting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read More