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G20 India 2023

TF-4: Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions

This Task Force will discuss how the green transition can be mainstreamed, the energy transition accelerated, and transition financing made more urgent and inclusive. From reducing fossil fuel dependence to technological assistance, what can the G20 do to catalyse vital inputs for this urgent transition? The transition from fossil fuel dependence to green energy needs to be equitable. How can we ensure that the green transition encompasses companies, citizens, and households in a manner that is just and sustainable? What are the instruments and institutions that are needed, domestically and globally, to ensure a swift energy transition and embed green growth in countries’ development pathways? What are sustainable energy choices that can be scaled up and are affordable? How can the G20 support international efforts such as the International Solar Alliance and others? How can green growth solutions be embedded into national development pathways? Workstreams:
  • Technology Transfer for Green Transitions
  • Climate Mainstreaming and Embedded Green Transition Policies
  • Role of MDBs, Blended Finance, New Instruments, and Private Capital
  • Assessment of Emerging Energy and Fuel Choices
  • G20 & International Partnerships
CHAIRS:
  • Samir Saran, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi
  • Vibha Dhawan, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi
Co-CHAIRS:
  • Arunabha Ghosh, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, India
  • Amit Bhandari, Gateway House, India
  • Ana Toni, Instituto Clima e Sociedade, Brazil
  • Chandra Bhushan, iFOREST, India
  • DP Srivastava, The Vivekananda International Foundation, India
  • Fahad Alturki, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, Saudi Arabia
  • Haihong Gao, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
  • John J. Kirton, G7-G20 Research Group, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University, USA
  • Lukas Lingenthal, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany
  • Moekti Handajani Soejachmoen, Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization, Indonesia
  • Saehee Jeong, Solutions for Our Climate, Republic of Korea
  • Suranjali Tandon, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
  • Ulka Kelkar, World Resources Institute India
G20 India 2023

Transition Risk Management for Land- Based Climate Measures

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Amlan Mishra (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Smita Chakravarty (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Suruchi Bhadwal (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI))
G20 India 2023

The Role of Nuclear Power in Clean Energy and Green Transitions

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Noura Y. Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Fateh Belaid, Adnan Shihab-Eldin (Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Kuwait), Charles McCombie (Arius Association, Switzerland), Holger Rogner, Robert Budnitz, Robert Schock, Anita Nilsson
G20 India 2023

Unlocking Finance to Scale Decentralised Renewable Energy for Clean Energy Transitions: Learnings from India

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Divya Gaur (The Council on Energy), Saipriya Salla (Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs), Priyatam Yasaswi (The Council on Energy), Ananya Saini (Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs), Simrin Chhachhi (SELCO Foundation), Rachita Misra (SELCO Foundation)
G20 India 2023

Carbon Credit Issuance, Verification, Tracking, and Standardisation Through Various Means

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Priya Guliani (EarthID), Shiv Aggarwal (EarthID)
G20 India 2023

A G20 Coalition on Emerging Technologies for a Zero- Carbon, Climate-Resilient Sustainable Future

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Manish Kumar Shrivastava (Earth Science and Climate Change Division), Preety Sahu (LIGHTS Research Foundation), Dhimas Bayu Anindito (Department of Architecture and Planning)
G20 India 2023

Financing Just Energy Transition

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Dina Azhgaliyeva
G20 India 2023

Financing a Fair Energy Transition through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Shruti Sharma (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Christopher Beaton, Livi Gerbase, Guillermina French, Chido Muzondo (Strategy at COP28)
G20 India 2023

The G20 Imperative for Global IP Reform to Facilitate Clean Energy Transitions

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Tulika Gupta (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Shuva Raha (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Hemant Mallya
G20 India 2023

Forging a Nature-Positive Energy Transition

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Linda Krueger, Anna Willingshofer, Bruce McKenney, Evan Freund (WWF), Ryan Bartlett (World Wildlife Fund), Beatriz Nofal (EcoAxis)
G20 India 2023

Enhancing Women’s Entrepreneurship: Future- Proofing Law and Governance for Climate Resilience

Susan Ann Samuel (School of Politics and International Studies)
G20 India 2023

Boosting Just Energy Transitions in G20’s Emerging Economies

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Aaina Dutta (TERI School of Advanced Studies), Dil. B. Rahut (ADBI), Sukanya Das (Department of Policy and Management Studies)
G20 India 2023

Standards and Conformity Assessment as a Global Institutional Framework to Promote Consensus, Transparency, and Diversity

Policy area: Systemic Transformation
Matthew Doherty (Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership), Ashitha Parambalath Narendran (India)
G20 India 2023

Fast-tracking Road Transport Decarbonisation through a New ‘International Sustainable Transport Alliance’

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Mahua Acharya (Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL)), Souvik Bhattacharjya (The Energy and Resources Institute), Lukas Lingenthal (Mobility), Arpita Pandey (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Aaran Patel (Climate)
G20 India 2023

Devising a Response to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms for G20 Countries

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Paul Baker (International Economics Consulting), Taahirah Zahraa Boodhoo Beeharry (International Economics Consulting), Ria Roy (International Economics Consulting), David Vanzetti (International Economics Consulting)
G20 India 2023

Promoting the Use of LPG for Household Cooking in Developing Countries

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Abhishek Kar (Council on Energy), Roshan Wathore (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI)), Arunabha Ghosh (Council on Energy), Shruti Sharma (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Emily Floess (Department of Civil), Andrew Grieshop (Department of Civil), Rob Bailis (Stockholm Environment Institute-United States Centre (SEI-US)), Nitin Labhasetwar (CSIR-NEERI)
G20 India 2023

Twin Transitions for Global Value Chains: Digital and Green Transformations

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Shamika N. Sirimanne (Division on Technology and Logistics)
G20 India 2023

Tailoring Blended Finance to the Local Context TO SUPPORT SDG-7

Kriti Sharma (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Rashmi Mural (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Mini Govindan (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Amit Kumar Thakur (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI))
G20 India 2023

Unlocking the Energy Transition with Financially Sustainable Electricity Utilities in Key G20 Countries

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Shruti Sharma (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Tracy Ledger (Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI)), Tara Laan (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Anas Rahman (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)), Chido Muzondo (Strategy at COP28)
G20 India 2023

Accelerating the Energy Transition by Rethinking Power- System Flexibility: Imperatives for the G20

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Saehee Jeong (Solutions for Our Climate), Kyle Heitmann (Solutions for Our Climate), Promit Mookerjee (Observer Research Foundation)
G20 India 2023

Sectoral Climate Alliances for Higher Ambitions: Putting Plurilateral Climate Cooperation on the G20 Agenda

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Parul Kumar (EPICO KlimaInnovation), Heiner von Lüpke (Climate Policy Department)
G20 India 2023

Addressing Trade- offs Between Energy Transitions and SDGs through G20 Partnerships: An ‘Inequality’ Perspective

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Bhavya Jyoti Batra (TERI School of Advanced Studies)
G20 India 2023

Governing a Future Hydrogen-based Society

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Yagyavalk Bhatt (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Maranatha Bernard Ferryal (Indonesia Fertilizer Research Institute), Puneet Kamboj (Council on Energy, Environment and Water), Laras Wuri Dianningrum (Indonesia Fertilizer Research Institute), Jitendra Roychoudhury (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Syawaluddin Akbar (Indonesia Fertilizer Research Institute)
G20 India 2023

Jobs, Growth, and Sustainability: The Case for a G20 Task Force on Integrated Climate Actions

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Shuva Raha (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Prayank Jain (CEEW), Kinshu Dang (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Axel Nordenstam (Stockholm University and)
G20 India 2023

Multidimensional Policy Perspectives for Industrial Decarbonisation

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Akshima Ghate (RMI India), Ankur Malyan (RMI India), Jagabanta Ningthoujam (RMI India), Pranav Lakhina (RMI)
G20 India 2023

A Common ESG Language to Unlock Funding for Sustainable Infrastructure Projects in Developing Economies

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Marianna Albuquerque (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Rim Berahab, Sabrine Emran, Rogerio Studart, Afaf Zarkik
G20 India 2023

Establishing Equivalence Between Taxes on Fossil Fuels and Carbon Prices Under Border Carbon Adjustments

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Christophe Bellmann (School of Economics and Public Policy), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade in the Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide, Australia), Veena Jha (LLP)
G20 India 2023

Renewable Energy Supply and Risk in Global Banking

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Tonmoy Choudhury (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals), Tapan Sarker, Muhammad Kamran (Edith Cowan University), Hadrian Djajadikerta (Curtin University), Fakhrul Hasan (Northumbria University), Mohammad Kabir Hassan (University of New Orleans), Sabri Boubaker (EM Normandie University)
G20 India 2023

Accelerating THE JUST Energy Transition Through Enhanced and Integrated Critical Minerals Supply Chains

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Dongmei Chen (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Rolando Fuentes (EGADE Business School–Tec de Monterrey), Alloysius Joko Purwanto (ERIA), Noura Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Yongzhong Wang (China Academy of Social Science)
G20 India 2023

Harnessing the Power of Transparency: G20 Global Disclosure Standards for Power Sector Contracts

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Mohamed Rali Badissy (PPA Transparency), Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko (PPA Transparency), Todd Moss (Energy for Growth Hub), Katie Auth (Energy for Growth Hub)
G20 India 2023

Low Carbon Development Pathways for Cooling: Leveraging Kigali Amendment Across Residential Applications

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Vibha Dhawan (The Energy & Resources Institute), Nihar Shah (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Gabrielle Dreyfus (Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development), Durwood Zaelke (Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development), Zerin Osho (India Program), Amelia Murphy (Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development), Sanjay Seth (Sustainable Infrastructure Programme)
G20 India 2023

Collaborative Industrial Technology Innovation for Clean Energy Transition: Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Ajinkya Shrish Kamat (India Energy Storage Alliance), Debanjana Dey (Department of Science and TechnologyCentre for Policy Research), Sajid Mubashir (Department of Science and Technology), Rahul Walawalkar (India Energy Storage Alliance and President & Managing Director), Muhammad Khurram Khan (Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
G20 India 2023

Embedding Resilience in Power Sector Planning

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Nuvodita Singh (RMI India), Benny Bertagnini (RMI), Jagabanta Ningthoujam (RMI India)
G20 India 2023

A G20 Compact to Accelerate Green Public and Private Procurement of Net-Zero Steel

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Atul Mudaliar (India), Suresh Kotla (Business and Investors)
G20 India 2023

Principles and Guidelines for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Chandra Bhushan (International Forum for Environment), Srestha Banerjee (India Just Transition Centre)
G20 India 2023

From Planning to Action: Rethinking the Role of Cities in Accelerating Net-Zero Transitions

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Sanjay Seth (Sustainable Infrastructure Programme), Rhea Srivastava (Sustainable Infrastructure Programme), Zerin Osho (India Program), Sarah Harper (Climate Policy and Partnerships)
G20 India 2023

Inclusive Carbon Pricing: Pathways to Multilateral Cooperation

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Pierfrancesco Mattiolo (Scuola di Politiche), Giulia Cretti (Clingendael Institute), Amira Bilqis (ASEAN Centre for Energy)
G20 India 2023

Reformed MDBS for a Just Energy Transition in Emerging Economies

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Soham Banerjee (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Amlan Mishra (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)), Tristan Ace (AVPN)
G20 India 2023

From ‘Climate Financing’ to ‘Just Energy Transition Financing’

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Fikri Muhammad (Climateworks Centre Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Petra Christi (Climateworks Centre Monash Sustainable Development Institute)
G20 India 2023

Fixing the Green Investment and Coherence Gap through Structural Green Transition Policies

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Chris Hopkins (Green Economy Coalition), Gitika Goswami (Policy Research & Planning)
G20 India 2023

The Myth of Mobilising Private Finance for Climate Action and Pivoting to Scale

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Manon Fortemps (Development Co-operation Directorate), Jens Sedemund (Environment and Climate Change Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD), Özlem Taskin (Development Co-operation Directorate), Amarendra Bhattacharya (Centre for Sustainable Development), Arjun Dutt (Council on Energy), Arunabha Ghosh (Council on Energy), Paulo Esteves
G20 India 2023

Building a Resilient EV Battery Value Chain

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Perminder Jit Kaur (DST’s Centre for Policy Research), Pradeep Karuturi (Centre for Clean Mobility), Rohan Malhotra (DST’s Centre for Policy Research)
G20 India 2023

Enhancing the G20’s Climate Change Policy Agenda with the Circular Carbon Economy Index

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Fatih Yilmaz (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Thamir Al Shehri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Mari Luomi (Independent expert), Fahad M. Alturki (Knowledge and Analysis)
G20 India 2023

Creating a Climate- Friendly Investment Climate

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Matthew Stephenson (World Economic Forum), Samir Saran (Observer Research Foundation)
G20 India 2023

Securing Critical Minerals Supply Chains for the Clean Energy Transition

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Tom Moerenhout (Columbia School of International and Public Affairs), Pranati Chestha Kohli (Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy), Siddharth Goel (International Institute for Sustainable Development), Saon Ray (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations), Nandakumar Janardhanan (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)), Simon Høiberg Olsen (International Institute for Sustainable Development)
G20 India 2023

Unlocking Sustainable Finance to Accelerate a Just Energy Transition

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Li Fang (World Resources Institute (US) Beijing Representative Office), Vijay Jagannathan (World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities), Hong MIAO (Sustainable Investment Program), Xiaozhen LI (Sustainable Investment Program)
G20 India 2023

Promoting Zero- Emission Trucking Across Developing Nations

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Akshima Ghate (RMI India), Chetna Nagpal (RMI India), Clay Stranger (RMI), Dave Mullaney (RMI), Pranav Lakhina (RMI), Samhita Shiledar (RMI)
G20 India 2023

A Global Climate Alliance to Accelerate Climate Action: Proposals to the G20

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Jayant Sinha (Standing Committee on Finance), Andreas Goldthau (Willy Brandt School of Public Policy), Deepthi Swamy (Austria), Denis Schrey (Multinational Development Policy Dialogue), Hans Peter Lankes (LSE Grantham Research Institute), Heiner von Lüpke (Climate Policy Department), Karin Jancykova (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung), Karsten Neuhoff (German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)), Leonardo Garrido, Ritika Jajoo (Multinational Development Policy Dialogue), Sangeeth Raja Selvaraju (German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)), Ulka Kelkar (Climate Programme), Varun Agarwal (Climate Programme), Vedant Monger (Climate Insights)
G20 India 2023

Green transitions in the era of green subsidies: Ensuring no country is left behind

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Shayak Sengupta (Observer Research Foundation America), Sagatom Saha (Center on Global Energy Policy)
G20 India 2023

Unlocking the G20’s Green Public Procurement Potential

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Eileen Torres Morales (Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Fiona Skinner (Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (IDDI), Peter Hemingway (Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative United Nations Industrial Development Organization (IDDI), Katarina Axelsson (Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)), Evelin Piirsalu (Environmental Management Programme)
G20 India 2023

Achieving a Just Energy Transition in the G20

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Dimas Fauzi, Stefan Bößner (Stockholm Environment Institute), Claudia Strambo (Stockholm Environment Institute), Bernadette Victorio (Fair Finance Asia)
G20 India 2023

Ensuring Sustainable Supply of Critical Minerals for a Clean, Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Kapil Narula (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Harikrishnan Tulsidas (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), Matthew Wittenstein (Energy Division), Rajesh Chadha (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), Ganesh Sivamani (Centre for Social and Economic Progress), Noura Y. Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Isabelle Ramdoo (International Institute for Sustainable Development/Intergovernmental Forum on Mining), Sebastian Sahla (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative), Morgan D. Bazilian (Payne Institute and Professor of Public Policy), Muhammad Khurram Khan (Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
G20 India 2023

Promoting G20 Collaboration With International Financial Institutions to Support ‘Green Steel’ Production

Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Aaron Maltais (Stockholm Environment Institute & Head of Roadmapping and Policy), Linus Linde (Svenska kraftnät), Felipe Sanchez (Stockholm Environment Institute & Analyst), Gökçe Mete (Hydrogen & Industry Decarbonization)

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