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India’s Energy Policies Transition and Significance of Science Communication: A Review

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Title India’s Energy Policies Transition and Significance of Science Communication: A Review
 
Creator CHOUDHARY, SHOBHNA
KUMAR, ANEEP
 
Subject Energy policy
Climate change
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
Renewable energy sources
 
Description 22-40
Global environmental problems and constrained petroleum supply
require sustainable energy solutions. This article examines the
necessity of transitioning to alternate sources of energy and highlights
the importance of effectively communicating scientific information.
This review paper tracking the historical direction of energy policies
in India since 1947. An objective phenomenological approach was
used in examining the structural transformation of energy policies.
The energy policies transformation is presented in five different
phases. In its early stages, India's energy policy primarily focused on
ensuring a reliable electricity supply and promoting the expansion of
the oil and coal sectors. In the second phase, policymakers redirected
their attention to preserving energy in order to address the ongoing
energy problem. The subsequent two stages were dedicated to
enhancing, expanding, and solidifying the energy resources in order to
bolster the nation's energy sovereignty. The power sector has
undergone many reforms, including privatisation and the facilitation
of foreign direct investment (FDI). In the Fifth phase focus shifts
towards climate friendly energy policies and special attention is given
to renewable energy sources (RESs) over fossil energy sources
(FESs) for mitigating the adverse climatic conditions. An assessment
study was done to know how India replies to global climate
agreements/accords demonstrated that Indian policy makers remained
sensitive to international climate objectives. This review article also
presents the role of science communication for accomplishing the
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).
 
Date 2024-06-28T10:20:21Z
2024-06-28T10:20:21Z
2024-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2278-2796 (Online); 2278-2788 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64103
https://doi.org/10.56042/jst.v12i1.8677
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source JST Vol.12(01) [2024]