Abstract

Mitigation of climate change is the 21st century dream which can be fulfilled only by providing for renewable energy in the total energy mix. It is essential to convert from being increasingly fossil fuel based economy to low carbon emitting energy based economy. Renewable energy is the key to mitigating the effects of climate change. Renewable energy forms a part of the challenge set out in SE4ALL. The importance of the topic is to understand the need for Renewable Energy in combatting climate change and the need for regulation in India in order to comply with the targets agreed internationally and to implement them in actual. The essential requirements in a RE legislation would be to make sure the 3 Indian energy policy objectives are achieved. This paper seeks to give clarity in understanding the legal and regulatory framework regulating Renewable energy in the context of climate change internationally and nationally. Since, there is no separate statute for Renewable energy, this paper analyses the Draft National Renewable Energy Act, 2015 in respect of the three energy policy objectives, namely, energy access, energy security and mitigation of climate change.

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