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- India’s #UnionBudget2026 came out this week and while energy didn’t make the headlines, there were quiet climate undertones. Here are 6 takeaways: 🧵1/8
- 1️⃣ Capital expenditure (CapEx) is the headline this year—but the signal is continuity. The budget carries forward India’s #CleanEnergy manufacturing & storage agenda through schemes like Auto PLI, PM-Edrive, & battery storage initiatives. 2/8
- 2️⃣ Prioritizing rare earth corridors, which would connect 4 states, signals a shift from exporting raw minerals to building domestic value chains. If implemented well, this could reduce import dependence & position India in emerging clean-tech & strategic mineral markets. 3/8
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View full threadWhat needs to come next? The India budget’s significant CapEx is welcome—but must be carefully calibrated to deliver results. The action now shifts to line ministries to clear bottlenecks & accelerate implementation of key clean energy schemes across #EVs, #CriticalMinerals, & #renewables. 8/8
- How can carbon pricing & transport electrification support a gender-responsive & socially inclusive just energy transition? That question shaped a rich exchange with Indonesian civil society in #Jakarta —here are a few reflections from the discussion 👇 🧵1/8
- 1️⃣ Gender equality & social inclusion has to be designed in, not added later. Fairness doesn’t happen automatically. Policies need to explicitly consider women, informal workers, & other marginalized groups from the start—through modelling, regulations, & fiscal choices. 2/8
- 2️⃣ People feel impacts before they know the terminology Communities may not use terms like “carbon pricing” or “just transition,” but they already experience higher energy costs, limited mobility, pollution, and uneven development. Policy must start from these realities. 3/8
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View full thread👉 The takeaway: GESI-responsive climate policy isn’t just about what policies do, but how they’re designed, governed, and communicated—from the start. 8/8
