{"id":250815,"date":"2023-07-05T19:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=250815"},"modified":"2023-07-05T19:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:41:54","slug":"india-ranked-67th-on-energy-transition-index-sweden-on-top-wef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-ranked-67th-on-energy-transition-index-sweden-on-top-wef\/","title":{"rendered":"India ranked 67th on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201cIndia ranked 67th on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in <\/span><b>The Hindu <\/b>on<b> 28th June 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Economic Forum(WEF) has released the Energy Transition Index 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Energy Transition Index?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wef-releases-energy-transition-index-2021\/\"><b>Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the key takeaways from <\/b><b>Energy Transition Index 2023?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Rankings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden has topped the list and was followed by Denmark, Norway, Finland and Switzerland in the top five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 France (7) was the only G20 Country in the top 10, followed closely by Germany (11), the U.S. (12), and the U.K. (13).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>India:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India has been ranked 67th out of 120 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Observations made on India:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India is the only major economy with energy transition momentum accelerating across all dimensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Despite continued economic growth, India has successfully reduced the energy intensity of its economy and the carbon intensity of its energy mix, while achieving universal energy access and effectively managing affordability of electricity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contributors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Universal access to electricity, replacing solid fuels with clean cooking options and increasing renewable energy deployment have been primary contributors to the improvement of India&#8217;s performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Concerns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Rising import dependence amid global energy market volatilities, predominantly carbon-intensive energy mix. Challenges include balancing economic growth and creating quality jobs for the growing working-age population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Recommendations:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Continued progress of India will be challenged by two key macro trends: strong economic growth and the urgency to create quality jobs for a growing working age population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Hence, for this a skilled workforce, public-private collaboration in innovation, and investment in research and development in low-carbon technologies are necessary to enable India&#8217;s energy\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transition.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndia ranked 67th on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF\u201d published in The Hindu on 28th June 2023 What is the News? The World Economic Forum(WEF) has released the Energy Transition Index 2023. What is the Energy Transition Index? 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