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\nDrawing from his on-the-ground experience as chief technology officer of ReNew Power, India\u2019s largest renewable energy company, Sivaram laid out a plan for India\u2019s energy future. He argued that \u201cIndia can make renewable energy the beating heart of its future economy by achieving three truly audacious goals, all at the same time. It\u2019s a route no country in history has pulled off. But it\u2019s possible, and this moment demands it.\u201dSivaram\u2019s TED talk, titled\u00a0\u201c<\/a>India\u2019s Historic Opportunity to Industrialize Using Clean Energy,\u201d was hosted by Jane Fonda and Xiye Bastida during a session on transforming large energy systems. In the talk, he warns that \u201cIndia\u2019s energy choices could make or break the global fight against climate change. If it chooses fossil fuels to power its growing economy, its emissions could explode, making it the world\u2019s number one emitter later this century\u2026 it would be a disaster for everyone, not least local populations vulnerable to pollution, climate change, or rapacious new coal mining.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, India will need to build wind and solar power at an unprecedented scale and speed, replacing coal-fired power plants,\u201d said Sivaram. \u201cSecond, it must find ways to extend the reach of renewable energy into energy-using sectors of the economy, such as transportation and industry, that haven\u2019t traditionally used electricity. And third, India must become radically more energy-efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sivaram is a physicist, bestselling author and clean energy technology expert with experience spanning the corporate, public and academic sectors, and is nationally recognized for his accomplishments in clean energy innovation. At the Center on Global Energy Policy, he leads the Global Energy Innovation Initiative, and recently released\u00a0Energizing America: A Roadmap to Launch a National Energy Innovation Mission<\/em>, a detailed guide for federal policymakers to raise energy innovation as a core national priority and triple federal funding for clean energy innovation in 5 years\u2014to $25 billion by 2025.<\/p>\n \n