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IIM Calcutta’s CDEP and IISD will be organising a webinar on June 15, 2023.
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Calcutta will be organising a webinar on ‘Navigating India’s Coal Transition’ on June 15, 2023. The webinar will be conducted from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
IIM Calcutta’s Centre for Development and Environment Policy (CDEP) has collaborated with International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to launch the series of webinars. It is part of CDEP's Building Roadmaps for Industrial Decarbonisation and Green Economy (BRIDGE) initiative.
This webinar will offer insights and solutions to assist India in navigating the energy challenges that lie ahead. It will examine the role of coal within India's power sector and identify the changes required to enable a just transition towards clean energy. The webinar will facilitate a discussion on the most cost-effective approach to meet India's growing energy demand, with a comparative evaluation of coal and renewable energy in fulfilling India’s electricity needs. It will also explore the prospects of coal in India and the implications for the country’s commitments to phase down coal and reach net-zero by 2070.
The topic of the webinar is 'The Role of Coal in a Sustainable Energy Mix for India: A Wide-Angle View'. The welcome speech will be given by the honorary guest, Deepak Sharma, Policy Analyst, IISD. It will be followed by panel discussions by Sunil Dahiya, South Asia Analyst, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, Tirthankar Mandal, Head, Energy Policy, World Resources Institute India, Sambit Basu, Director, Programs and Chief Energy Economist, Power Foundation of India and Vigya Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland.
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