TERI 89d ago

India’s energy transition is unfolding at a time of profound global uncertainty. As the country advances towards its ambition of becoming a developed economy by 2047 and achieving netzero emissions by 2070, it must respond simultaneously to rising energy demand, affordability and access imperatives, and accelerating climate risks. These challenges are magnified by structural shifts in the global system: intensifying geopolitical tensions, trade and supplychain fragmentation, rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), and a narrowing window to limit global warming, with CO₂ emissions yet to decisively decline.‑zero emissions by 2070, it must respond simultaneously to rising energy demand, affordability and access imperatives, and accelerating climate risks.