The Paris Agreement requires countries to track and regularly report their climate actions and GHG emissions as a means to evaluate progress on their NDC targets. Shakti is supporting multiple initiatives to build adequate capacities amongst various stakeholders including Government, private sector and civil society to manage greenhouse gas emissions.
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Market Mechanisms for GHG Abatement
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2019India will need to rely upon market-based mechanisms such as internal carbon pricing, carbon taxes, the emissions cap and trade to manage GHG emissions. Shakti is facilitating research and stakeholder consultations to facilitate the emergence of suitable market-based instruments.
Interpreting the Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement and its Implications for India
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : The Energy and Resource Institute Recent Publication: 2019The transparency framework is an important element of the Paris Agreement. It includes obligations for countries to evaluate their mitigation efforts. But what are the implications of this framework for India? As key parameters of the transparency regime are negotiated and agreed upon, India will have to strengthen its domestic institutional...Read more
Sikkim Gets a GHG Inventory and MRV System
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd Recent Publication: 2019Shakti is facilitating the development of The Sikkim Climate Inventory and Monitoring System (SCIMS), which emanates from the state’s vision to remain carbon neutral. The SCIMS is the first step for Sikkim towards realizing the vision of being carbon neutral. The SCIMS is an automated system that annually inventorises GHG emissions by sources...Read more
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The GHG Platform India - India’s First Civil Society Platform for GHG Estimation and Analysis
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : Vasudha Foundation Recent Publication: 2017India's emissions will continue to grow in the coming years but there are significant mitigation opportunities that exist across various sectors and sub-sectors. The GHG Platform is a collective civil-society initiative providing an independent estimation and analysis of India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors such as energy,...Read more
The India GHG Program - Helping Businesses Measure and Track GHG Emissions
Sector: Climate Policy Undertaken By : World Resources Institute Recent Publication: 2018The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary initiative to measure and manage GHG emissions. The Program aims to establish a robust and effective institutional set-up providing Indian businesses with access to relevant GHG measurement and accounting tools, customised training and capacity building initiatives. It also provides expertise on...Read more
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