Rising Ambition: Carving New Pathways – India's Energy Transition

  • Author(s): Ajay Shankar
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publishing Status: Forthcoming
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9789394657199
  • Cover Price:

    Rs.495.00 / US $25.00

  • Special Price: Rs. 445.00 / US $25.00

Book Details

India has displayed climate leadership. It has decided to become net zero by 2070. The transformative journey to net zero would, naturally, present formidable challenges.

Rising Ambition describes how with smart policies India has been achieving remarkable success with renewables. This success has been generating greater confidence and higher ambition. In a forward-looking move India has embarked on a Green Hydrogen Mission.

The book sets out the contours of the pathways to net zero with key milestones. It analyses policy choices at critical inflection points of the energy transition. It suggests ways to minimize the cost of the transition and to achieve early success. It makes the case that this investment in moving away from fossil fuels would help India become a developed country with a green competitive economy.

The book comprehensively analyses policy choices across all sectors for India to become net zero. It explains complex issues with clarity in simple language. It is written for the layperson as well as for the experts—a must read for all those concerned about climate change

 

Key Features:

  • Explains India’s net zero commitment and its implications with clarity and depth.
  • Analyses critical policy choices and inflection points across all sectors of the economy.
  • Highlights the success story of renewables and India’s pioneering Green Hydrogen Mission.
  • Provides pathways to minimize transition costs while ensuring growth and competitiveness.
  • Written for a wide readership—from students and policymakers to business leaders and citizens.
  • Includes insights from the author’s extensive policy experience and sectoral expertise.

 

“Becoming net zero while continuing to grow the economy would be one of India’s critical challenges in the future. This is a pioneering work which gives an excellent and comprehensive analysis of the challenges and the best way to succeed. When I was the Power Minister, Ajay Shankar worked closely with me on the Electricity Act , 2003 and power sector reforms. He has one of the finest policy minds that I have known. This book would be of great value to analysts and policymakers.”

- Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister, Government of India

 

“Ajay Shankar’s book explores how India has got to this exciting phase of its energy evolution and what the future holds, and how we can best achieve a just transition to net zero while continuing to meet our future energy needs. His intellectual depth, built over years of experience in the sector, is evident from the scope and ambition of this book. His insights into India’s past policy experience and prescription of practical ways of inducting diverse technologies would be of great value in understanding India’s climate action journey.”

- Praveer Sinha, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Power

 

“Congratulations to Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow at TERI, for authoring this well written volume on India’s evolving energy sector. He provides an informative account of the choices and opportunities that face India as it navigates complex issues of energy access, affordability, security, and sustainability.”

- Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • Achieving Universal Access.
    • Breakthrough in Renewables.
    • The Imperative of Storage.
    • Forging a Fossil Free Electricity System.
    • Entering the Hydrogen Economy.
    • Journey to Net Zero

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