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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Theme: Energy | Are forests the missing piece in India’s climate plan?
Description: In this episode of the State of the Economy podcast, businessline’s Rishi Ranjan Kala talks to Professor Ashwini Chhatre, Executive Director Bharti Institute of Public Policy about how India’s green energy transition can and must include its poorest citizens, particularly those living in and around forest areas.
Chhatre argues that bioenergy is not just important but “extremely critical” to India's decarbonisation journey. He explains why forest lands—covering 23% of India—must be re-integrated into the production economy in a sustainable, community-driven way.
He makes a strong case for forest lands—especially degraded lands with little or n...