• Development of Indian Emissions Scenarios
• Mitigation and Stabilization Scenarios
• Benefits of South-Asia Regional Cooperation
• Water-Energy-Emissions Nexus
• Impacts on Long-life Assets (e.g. Infrastructure)
• Impacts on Energy System in Long-term
  

Emissions, Mitigation and Stabilization
Emissions scenarios for India were developed following the IPCC SRES typology. Scenario comparison illustrated that development pathway is the critical determinant of emissions trajectories. Stabilization analysis showed that economic impacts of mitigation depend on stabilization target, underlying development scenario, resource endowments and integration with global economy. Stabilization scenarios foresee significant changes in coal dependent energy system and impose high economic costs. Regional co-operation in South-Asia, with greater access to Himalayan hydro resources and gas markets would reduce energy costs, promote cleaner development and lower emissions. Study on Water-Energy-Emissions Nexus showed that improving irrigation efficiency yields double dividend by reducing energy emissions and vulnerability to climate change.

Impact and Adaptation
India is making enormous investments in long-life assets like transport infrastructures that are exposed to climate. The Konkan Railways case study examined the impacts of climate change on this major developmental project, laid along the climate sensitive Western Ghats (Mountains). The railway costing $745 Million passes through 58 tunnels, 1998 bridges and is vulnerable to projected climatic changes. The study revealed that the design and construction of such long-term assets should factor-in climate change induced stresses. Another study examined the impact of climate change on Indian energy system over next 100 years. The assessment showed that adaptive responses to temperature rise and added variability in precipitation would increase energy use and related emissions. The case study demonstrates the nexus between adaptation, emissions and mitigation. Besides these case studies, India project also made initial investigation into adaptation instruments including technological interventions and insurance. The Second Phase of India Project envisages integrated assessment of mitigation and adaptation challenges, modeling to quantify the assessment, cooperative assessment for South-Asia region and capacity building and networking in Asia.

The Second Phase of India Project envisages integrated assessment of mitigation and adaptation challenges, modeling to quantify the assessment, cooperative assessment for South-Asia region and capacity building and networking in Asia.