To What Extent Can Investments In Green Energy Infrastructure Mitigate India's Projected Economic Losses From Climate Change, And How Can Economic And Philosophical Approaches To Sustainability Influence The Adoption Of Long-Term Growth-Oriented Gree

The already large and growing green/renewable energy sector in India is a vital component for its future. This paper will show why this is such and how investments in green energy infrastructure can mitigate India’s projected economic losses from climate change. The widespread belief is that India is in need of serious investment in its renewable energy sector if it looks to achieve its targets. Previous research has shown this through a qualitative, second hand research based approach which will also be adopted in this research paper. However, this report lacks engagement in local communities or consumer perspectives which results in more difficult implementations of the reports recommendations because it does not account for local needs as much as it could. Our findings have shown that India is in need of an investment surge as previously found, but also how air pollution massively contributes to future and current economic losses. This paper will explore the high potential that India has with solar power and how it can mitigate India’s projected economic losses through PLI schemes and its electric vehicles fleet (EVs) which will directly tackle the economic consequences that air pollution poses.