Energy & climate
Oil, power, fuel subsidies and the energy transition: how energy prices and climate policy run through the rest of the economy.
Energy
Cheaper oil gives India a chance to rebuild its emergency cushion
The EIA sharply cut its Brent forecast in July. India can use the reprieve to improve emergency oil coverage while preserving flexibility if supply disruptions return.
Energy
India’s green hydrogen certificate is only as credible as its power records
India’s new certification portal can make clean hydrogen easier to buy. Its value depends on verifiable power use, credible emissions records and demand from industrial buyers.
Energy
India’s small hydro subsidy should pay for dependable power
The Cabinet plans to support about 1,500 MW of small hydro. The public return depends on when plants deliver electricity, the alternatives available to remote grids and the health of the rivers involved.
Energy
The IEA can release oil stocks. India still has to solve its LPG bottleneck.
The 400-million-barrel decision can buy time in the global oil market. India’s immediate problem is getting the right fuel to households and essential users.
Energy
Cheaper power for Indian factories needs a credible plan to fund subsidies
The draft electricity policy would ease cross-subsidies for manufacturers. The cost must be covered by real distribution savings, explicit state funding or a change in who pays.
Energy
Greta Thunberg’s climate activism in practice
Greta Thunberg is cited as one of the loudest voices in the fight against climate change. However, the teen activist’s actions raises doubts about her ability to perceive the complexity of the problems she strives to solve.
Energy
The hypocrisy of climate activists
There is an urgent need to know the people behind the prominent figures in this movement and to be better informed about the ones we listen to.