Economics of the Energy Crisis - Environment, Policy and Security in the Indian Subcontinent

The global energy crisis is a two-dimensional phenomenon: on the one hand, the gap between a continuously depleting supply capacity of fossil fuel and rapidly increasing demand for energy is fast widening, and, on the other, the burning of fossil fuels intensifies the problem of global warming day by day.

List of contents

Part I : Energy Crisis : An Economic Interpretation 1. Understanding Energy Crisis: An Introduction 2. Demand- supply Imbalance: The root cause of the crisis 3. Renewable Energy Cost, Policy and Market in Asia Pacific Region 4. The disparity of Energy Prices - An intra and inter-country analysis. Part II: Energy Crisis: An Environmental Perspective 5. A Quest for Sustainable Energy 6. Energy Audit and Management 7. Towards Gaining Energy Efficiency 8. A comprehensive analysis of the policy framework to address household access and use of clean fuels in India 9. Choosing Energy-Efficient Home Appliances in Urban India: Do Pro-Environmental Motivations and Peer Comparisons Matter? Part III: Economic modelling of energy policy 10. It is possible to maintain economic growth while reducing energy and emissions growth: how to measure? 11. Use of Computable General Equilibrium Modelling for Energy Policy Analysis 12. Policy instruments promoting renewable energy in India: A critical appraisal 13. India's Commitment at COP26: How Policy Implementation Instruments Matter for Better Climate Governance

About the author

Anindya Bhukta is an Associate Professor and a prolific writer. He is an avid reader and has keen interests on various subject matters like economics, environment, politics and history.
is a Partner at CLA Global Indus Value Consulting, India leading initiatives in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), sustainability, and nature-based solutions in India.

Product details

• Authors: Anindya Hazra Bhukta
• Assisted by: Anindya Bhukta (Editor), Hazra Somnath (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 22.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032182025
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218202-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Business & Economics / General, Climate Change, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Environmental Economics, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Energy industries & utilities, Indian sub-continent, Energy industries and utilities