Vasudha Foundation, in partnership with GermanWatch, hosted a stakeholder consultation on India’s Just Transition Pathways on September 15, 2022, at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This was one amongst a series of meetings that aims to brainstorm and discuss issues that could be brought up at the G20 meetings with the intent to scale up climate action.

Speakers in the discussion were Lutz Weischer from GermanWatch, Saliem Fakir from the African Climate Foundation, Swati Dsouza from International Energy Agency, Srestha Banerjee from iForest, Ramapati Kumar from Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED), Ashim Roy from New Trade Union Initiative, and Srinivas Krishnaswamy & Raman Mehta from Vasudha Foundation. 

The consultation was attended by a wide range of stakeholders representing CSOs, consulting firms, academia and media. It was held in hybrid mode, i.e., it was organised both in-person and through virtual mode. Overall, more than 75 people participated in this hybrid event.

Discussions in the event ranged from South Africa’s Just Transition model to various aspects that need to be considered in India during the transition, especially by the coal-rich states, for ensuring a fair and ‘just’ transition in the country.  

For more info, download the event summary below.