Strategic Climate Action and Local Evidence for a Healthy India (SCALE-HI)

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Strategic Climate Action and Local Evidence for a Healthy India (SCALE-HI)

Having declared a 2070 net-zero target at COP26, India will benefit greatly from aligning its climate action strategies with public health goals. Cities have more committed ambitions to reach net-zero by 2050.

This project will fill evidence gaps and inform equitable, health-centered climate mitigation policies. Our analysis will occur at the national, city, and rural community levels, explicitly engaging diverse government and community stakeholders. The project aims to:

Evaluate health and socio-economic co-benefits of climate mitigation strategies in India at national and sub-national levels.
Produce evidence-based tools and recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and communities.

Objectives

To advance evidence-based climate mitigation strategies in India by forecasting health impacts, developing city-level emission reduction plans, and evaluating clean cooking incentives through 2070, in collaboration with NITI Aayog and state governments.

Forecasting the health impacts of climate mitigation strategies through 2070 with NITI Aayog

Developing evidence-based Climate Action Plans and briefs for the governments of Delhi and Chennai to reduce emissions from electricity supply at the city level

Studying the health impact of financial incentives on uptake of clean cooking approaches to support a transition away from coal/biomass for domestic use in Rajhara coal mine, Jharkhand