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With Cabinet Reshuffle, is India Taking a New Approach to Climate Policy?

July 27, 2011 by Joseph Romm
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There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of the major transition taking place on the international climate negotiation scene – but it has major implications for the future of the world’s second-biggest country, India. [read more]

India expands Russian reactor deal

March 15, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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India 'Roadmap' includes four more Russian reactors at Kudankulam . . . but ruling coalition withdraws bill to cap liability for U.S. firms after protests from left-wing parties 15 March (NucNet): India has agreed a ‘roadmap’ for the construction of further nuclear power plants in the country in cooperation with Russia. Indian prime... [read more]

Obama, India PM Singh’s Change of Plans Boost Chances of Copenhagen Deal

December 7, 2009 by Tim Hurst
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Sudden changes in plans for U.S. President Obama and Indian PM Singh will bring the leaders to the final days of the climate summit, when many think the chances for a deal are better. Even when opposition to an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen is galvanizing around the so-called “Climategate” e-mails, there... [read more]

India's climate change goals and nuclear energy

December 5, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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A series of groundbreaking deals are part of a drive to build 20 GWe by 2020 The visit to the U.S. of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the week before Thanksgiving was marked by a series of events related to India’s commitments to action on climate change and the use of nuclear energy to meet them.  At the same time, Singh... [read more]

India PM Singh’s Change of Plans Boosts Chances of Copenhagen Deal

December 2, 2009 by Tim Hurst
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Joining U.S. President Obama, Indian prime minister says he will attend final days of the COP-15 talks, when many think a deal would more likely be reached. Even when opposition to an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen is galvanizing around the so-called “Climategate” e-mails, there has been a  palpable... [read more]

India Plans Uranium Powered Export Version of AHWR

September 30, 2009 by Charles Barton
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The AHWR represents the ultimate third phaser of the three phase Indian nuclear plan for a thorium breeder nuclear economy. In the first phase conventional Light and heavy water reactors will burn uranium based fuel. Once the fuel will no longer sustain a chain reaction, it will be removed from the reactor and processed to separate... [read more]

Manmohan Singh raises the stakes on finance

July 22, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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Manmohan Singh (source:wikimedia.org) Manmohan Singh recently argued that annex 1 countries should provide 0.5% of GDP to help developing countries reduce emissions, and that India would not collaborate with inspection of their emissions unless this rose to 0.8%. It seems that conditional bargaining chips are all the rage these days in... [read more]