RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO STATE OF GUJARAT

Abstract

Gujarat is regarded as one of the world's economic centers, and as such, all of its sectors should be promoted. Energy is one of the sectors that is regarded as the foundation for the overall development. Since two to three decades ago, the amount of coal consumed to produce adequate electricity has increased proportionately, leading to an increase in carbon emissions (CO2). Gujarat is one of the states with excess energy supply and benefits from a 1600-kilometer coastline. Gujarat has one of the highest per capita energy consumption rates among many Asian countries and states. Because of the volume of carbon emissions, there has been an increase in the demand for modern technology and development. The Gujarat government has implemented a wide range of programmes and policies to address the issue of renewable resources and the associated environmental risk. Here, the researcher had examined a number of programmes and strategies for the use of renewable energy sources by the state. The researcher has also examined how various programmes and policies have affected environmental risk and how those programmes and policies relate to Indian government environmental policy. The inexperienced passageway project of the Indian government and the numerous concerns for climate change are also highlighted in this paper. The major goal of this research is to see if Gujarat Government can reduce carbon emissions and increase use of renewable resources. Here, the researcher has analyzed data for the years 2010 to 2020 using secondary data and tabulation techniques.