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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Can Mumbai lead India’s clean energy transition while battling climate risks?
Description: As Mumbai hosted its first Climate Week, the spotlight is on how India’s fast-growing cities will navigate the accelerating energy transition. Renewable power is now cheaper than ever, electric vehicles are expanding globally, and India has emerged as one of the world’s largest generators of wind and solar energy. Yet the shift away from fossil fuels is proving uneven. Regulatory bottlenecks and financing gaps are slowing the pace of change even as electricity demand surges.
That demand is set to climb further with the rapid expansion of AI and data centres, raising fres...