INDIA’S CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY: A POLICY EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ALIGNED WITH SDG 13

DOI: https://doie.org/10.65985/APER.2026571773

Authors:

Ms. Kumari Surabhi, Ms. Akanksha Jaiswal, Dr. Sonia Bhatt

Keywords:

Sustainable development goal, SDG, climate action, India

Abstract:

Climate change is happening rapidly, which affects sustainable development. The world is trying to have a balance between development and the environment. There are various strategies adopted by India that have the purpose of achieving goals suggested by United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) – Climate Action. India worked on different parameters for attaining these goals. The main concern is understanding the impact of these policies with reference to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and its subsidiary goals, as well as recent state-level and sectoral initiatives. This paper adopted a conceptual research design and utilized secondary data. India achieved a great height in the development of renewable energy, financing for renewable energy sources, how these regulations are implemented, and the information needed for renewable energy. SDG 13 is essential for developing the country in a holistic way. International collaboration is required for achieving SDG 13. Policy integration is also required for developing countries in a complete way. In this conceptual work, the existing situation was analyzed using secondary data. The government is also playing an important role because government support is required for formulating essential policies. Expert guidance, climate expert knowledge, strategist, policy maker and people need to come together to achieve SDG 13. This paper also gave a discussion and social implications, which in turn prove beneficial to society. The findings of this study gave directions to the researchers and policymakers.

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