Reconciling India’s Climate and Industrial Targets: A Policy Roadmap.
Introduction
India has performed remarkably well in terms of its climate trajectory over the past decade. From 2005 to 2014, the country’s GHG-emission intensity declined by 21 percent.
[1] According to Climate Transparency, India is the only G20 nation on-track to achieve the targets under the Paris Agreement.
[2] One of the key, albeit unfortunate, reasons behind India’s climate success is the underperformance of its manufacturing sector. Since industries constitute approximately one-fourth of the economy’s total GHG emissions,
[3] the sector’s sluggish growth has led to only a moderate increase in industrial power demand and emission-intensity of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Trade openness and environmental quality: A literature review
PhD student. PHAM THI THUY DIEM (Banking University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Asian Journal of Economic s and Banking) and Professor. Dr. NGUYEN TRONG HOAI (Vice President of University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City)
ABSTRACT:
The environmental effect of trade liberalization has been one of the most crucial questions concerning trade policy over the last two decades. However, the theoretical literature on trade openness and the environment is largely inconclusive relating to the overall influence of international trade on the environmental quality including displacement hypothesis, pollution haven hypothesis, foreign direct investment, “race to bottom”, diffusion of technology, and globalization. Previous studies demonstrate that trade openness have both positive and negative influence on the environmental quality.
Climate Change Weekly #386
Before the federal government undertakes any law, policy, or regulation, it should ask a few critical questions, the answers to which should determine whether it acts at all and, if so, what course of action to take. The first set of questions are, is there a serious problem to be addressed, is it a problem that can by be remedied by domestic action, and if so, is the federal government constitutionally delegated and legally empowered to address it? Only if the answers to these three questions are Yes, Yes, and Yes should the government then proceed to ask what level of government is best situated to address the problem.