Green Growth and Sustainable Development in India

Green Growth and

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Sustainable Development in India

Towards the 2030 Development Agenda

Summary for Policymakers

The Energy and Resources Institute

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Global Green Growth Institute 19F Jeongdong Building, 21-15, Jeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 100-784 The Energy and Resources Institute Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110003

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Steering Committee

B. K. Chaturvedi, Former Member, Planning Commission; Former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India (Chair) R. K. Pachauri, Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute P. Mitra, Chief Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh Deepak Sanan, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Science, and Technology Sarvesh Kaushal, Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab G Vajralingam, Principal Secretary, Department of Science, Technology, and Environment, Government of Punjab Per Bertilsson, Assistant Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute Onno Ruhl, India Country Director, World Bank United Nations Resident Coordinator, India (Ex-Officio) Naina Lal Kidwai , Country Head, HSBC India; Director HSBC Asia Pacific R. V. Verma, Chairman and Managing Director, National Housing Bank Prabir Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Former Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow; Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Former Member, Ministry of Railways S. Vijay Kumar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Former Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................7 Green Growth in Indian Context............................................................................................11 India's Green Growth Challenges..........................................................................................12 Green Growth Interventions and their Impact.......................................................................14 Policy Implications.................................................................................................................16 The Way Forward...................................................................................................................20 References............................................................................................................................21

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