How India can balance the trade-off happening between the energy sector and environment protection? Elucidate (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
Integrate energy and environment policy
The various ministries currently engaged with energy and the environment should be collapsed into one ministry of energy and environment.
· This will result in unified approach to energy policy and enable the new government to view the sector through an integrated and holistic view.
· It could more easily track and evaluate the systemic implications of changes in any one or more component variables.
· Energy and Environment Security Act should be passed at the earliest possible opportunity.
· The objective of such an Act should be to bring energy and environment into the national narrative; to set out the roadmap for managing and mitigating the emergent challenge of balancing economic development and energy demands with the goal of environmental protection.
· The government should establish an integrated energy data centre, whose data should be regularly updated and made available to all players on commercial terms.
Decarbonise
The focus should be on generating electricity from solar and wind, incentivising electric vehicles, curtailing diesel consumption in agriculture, enforcing standards and emission norms.
· The ‘clean energy fund’ that is currently funded through a cess on coal production and is managed by the ministry of finance should be augmented through the issuance of ‘green bonds’ and a clean energy tax.
· This to intensify research and development in clean energy technologies (for example, battery storage, carbon capture).
· Safeguarding the funds from sequestration into the consolidated fund, and to ensure that conditions are created for incubating innovation and forging international R&D and technology partnerships.
Energy diplomacy
· The government should, therefore, look to develop a specialised cadre of ‘energy diplomats’.
· It should contemplate lateral entrants at mid- and senior levels of government with relevant domain and international expertise.
· It should unwind the energy public sector units from intrusive bureaucratic oversight to enable their management to respond with unexpected market developments.
· Tt should establish strong personal relations with the leaders of oil-exporting states.
Increase competition
· Every player, private or public, must have equal access to gas pipelines.
· The price of gas should be determined on the basis of market and competitive principles.
· This principle should apply across the gas value chain, except pipeline transport tariffs, which should be linked to return on capital.
· A gas trading hub should be expeditiously established.
· Special energy courts should be established to expedite adjudication of disputes and ensure sanctity of contracts.
K. V. A 6 years
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IAS Parliament 6 years
Good answer. Try to underline key points. Keep Writing.
Rohan Vidhte 6 years
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Anisha Sahu 6 years
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Good answer. Try to include PAHAL, PMUY etc. Keep Writing.
V Ajisha 6 years
Kindly review. Thanks!
IAS Parliament 6 years
Try to include government schemes and campaigns like green good deeds, PAHAL etc. Keep Writing.
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