India must use tech to decouple carbon emissions amid economic growth: EDF

As India experiences rapid economic growth, the need to decouple carbon emissions from economic expansion by leveraging technology has become increasingly urgent, according to Hisham Mundol, the Chief Advisor for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in India. In an interview with PTI, Mundol stressed the transformative role technological innovation can play in achieving sustainable development while addressing the challenges posed by climate change. India, the world's fifth-largest economy, is currently undergoing a period of swift industrialisation and economic expansion. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has consistently grown at rates that position it as one of the fastest-growing major economies. However, this rapid progress comes with a surge in energy demand, predominantly fuelled by coal and other fossil fuels. Although India's historical contribution to global carbon emissions remains modest -- at just 4 per cent -- its future emissions trajectory is under global ...