Resources
Green Steel
India’s steel sector remains heavily dependent on imported coking coal. India’s next phase of steel expansion would lock the country into more than US$1 trillion in coking coal imports, deepening India’s energy import dependence, foreign-exchange exposure, and vulnerability to carbon border measures in export markets.
Reports
India’s Aviation Opportunity: Turning Agricultural Residue and Low-Cost Solar into Competitive Sustainable Aviation Fuel with Power-and-Biomass-to-Liquids
IECC and Energy Innovation analysis indicates that India can produce power-and-biomass-to-liquids (PBtL) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at costs up to 40 percent below prevailing global benchmarks. Two domestic advantages underpin this result: among the lowest green-hydrogen costs observed internationally, and a large, increasingly organised supply of agricultural residue.
Estimating heatwave-induced excess mortality in India’s districts
India is among the world’s most heat-exposed nations, with hundreds of millions of people facing dangerous temperatures each summer and a mortality burden that remains poorly understood at the district level.
Beating the Heat: How Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Help India Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills
India’s power grid is buckling under the summer heat. Air conditioners (ACs) are fast becoming the single largest driver of peak electricity demand – contributing as much as 60-70 GW or 25%. ACs are power guzzlers, each consuming 100-150 times the electricity of an LED bulb.
Economic Case for Green Steel Production in India
India is the world’s second-largest producer of crude steel, with output of 149 million tonnes in 2024, approximately 8% of global production.
