India Between Solar Energy and Coal: From a “Green Image” to a “Green Façade”?

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India Between Solar Energy and Coal: From a “Green Image” to a “Green Façade”?

What’s more, even if India did meet these objectives, its current policies and actions are only in line with a limitation of global temperatures under the 2°C mark, which stands above the Paris agreement’s 1.5°C goal.

By Christophe Jaffrelot

Published on Nov 3, 2021

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About the Author

Christophe Jaffrelot

Former Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Jaffrelot’s core research focuses on theories of nationalism and democracy, mobilization of the lower castes and Dalits (ex-untouchables) in India, the Hindu nationalist movement, and ethnic conflicts in Pakistan.

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