Fast-track the financing of renewables

India has the world's second-largest population and its rapid growth rate and low per-capita energy consumption means an insatiable thirst for energy in the years ahead

As the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the US, India has a critical role to play in the fight against climate change. The UN climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released a report in February noting among other things that more than 40 per cent of India’s population will face water scarcity by 2050, and coastal areas, including big cities like Mumbai, will be affected by rising sea levels.

India has the world’s second-largest population and its rapid growth rate and low per-capita energy consumption means an insatiable thirst for energy in