For the foreseeable future, diesel is likely to drive India's economy

With demand soaring on the back of faster economic growth, the country's transport ecosystem will find it tough to transition from fuel anytime soon

India’s climate change goals are turning combustible. On the one hand, a protracted dispute between the government and manufacturers over subsidies threatens to slow the pace of electric vehicle (EV) sales. On the other hand, repeated assertions by different arms of the government over banning sales of new fossil fuel-fired vehicles have queered the pitch for energy investments.
 

Before we address the issue of the recommended diesel vehicle ban in the recent report on energy transition, issued months before the next round of global climate talks begin in Dubai in November, let’s look at what’s at stake. It is important