Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change What India Gets Right About The Energy Transition | Ep226: Dr Arunabha Ghosh
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Oct 1, 2025 Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, dives into India’s ambitious clean energy transition. He discusses how India aims for universal electricity access while reducing fossil fuel dependence, spotlighting innovative market designs that have drastically cut solar costs. Ghosh emphasizes the need for collaboration with countries like China and Brazil and the importance of local climate risk assessments. He also shares insights on electrification strategies for transport and the push for green supply chains, highlighting India’s critical role in global climate diplomacy.
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Plug-And-Play Solar Parks Attract Investors
- India has been open to international capital but used state-led plug-and-play solar parks to attract foreign investors.
- Domestic financing must scale, however, to avoid macroeconomic imbalances from excess foreign capital inflows.
Component-Focused Green Industrial Policy
- Green industrial policy should target component-level comparative advantage rather than whole-product protectionism.
- Component-focused strategies enable diversification, domestic capacity, and continued global interdependence.
Transport Electrification Focuses On Two-Wheelers
- India is electrifying transport at scale, selling 1.9 million EVs last year focused on two- and three-wheelers.
- The electrification strategy emphasizes equitable transport solutions for large segments of the population.