{"id":10366,"date":"2022-05-23T08:57:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T03:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=10366"},"modified":"2022-06-10T17:12:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T11:42:16","slug":"episode-278-climate-change-and-our-power-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/5\/23\/episode-278-climate-change-and-our-power-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 278: Climate Change and Our Power Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23195396\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0e7c7b\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Right now, it&#8217;s dysfunctional. Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah join Amit Varma in episode 278 of The Seen and the Unseen to share their roadmap for change.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. Akshay Jaitly on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkshayJaitly2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/akshay-jaitly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nicheless.blog\/author\/akshay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicheles<wbr \/>s<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/akshayjaitly.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack<\/a>. Ajay Shah on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajay_shah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ajayshah.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack<\/a>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/xkdr.org\/releases\/jaitlyShah2021_lowest_coconut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The lowest hanging fruit on the coconut tree: India&#8217;s climate transition through the price system in the power sector<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/xkdr.org\/releases\/jaitlyShah2021_lowest_coconut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah&#8217;s aggregated pieces<\/a>\u00a0on energy and climate.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bqprime.com\/opinion\/the-time-to-privatise-indias-electricity-sector-is-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Time To Privatise India\u2019s Electricity Sector Is Now<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayin.org\/ajayshah\/MEDIA\/2022\/icecream.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Root cause analysis for the electricity crisis<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Service-Republic-Science-Economic-Policy-ebook\/dp\/B081HXR95C\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=In+Service+of+the+republic&amp;qid=1578275973&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Service of the Republic<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Vijay Kelkar &amp; Ajay Shah.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/1\/6\/episode-154-the-art-and-science-of-economic-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Art and Science of Economic Policy<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah).<br \/>\n8.\u00a0Other episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Ajay Shah:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/29\/episode-118-zombie-firms-and-creative-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/6\/17\/episode-125-the-importance-of-finance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/2\/9\/episode-159-the-theatre-of-the-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/2\/7\/episode-211-the-tragedy-of-our-farm-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/5\/2\/episode-223-the-economics-and-politics-of-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a>.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/we-are-fighting-two-disasters-covid-19-and-the-indian-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Are Fighting Two Disasters: Covid-19 and the Indian State<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shenoyn\/status\/1493818067498848257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naren Shenoy&#8217;s fancy dress competition<\/a>.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/11\/8\/episode-250-narendra-shenoy-and-mr-narendra-shenoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Shenoy and Mr Narendra Shenoy<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 250 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/2\/21\/episode-265-amitava-kumar-finds-the-breath-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Chronicles-Narnia-MEGAPACK%C2%AE-C-S-Lewis-ebook\/dp\/B07DFWYCRV\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2B6O63N9LLMCI&amp;keywords=narnia&amp;qid=1652874028&amp;sprefix=narnia%2Caps%2C186&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; CS Lewis.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Charlie-Chocolate-Factory-Bucket-Book-ebook\/dp\/B003TSE8K8\/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3VODX75GQIFUT&amp;keywords=roald+dahl&amp;qid=1652874127&amp;sprefix=roald+dahl%2Caps%2C191&amp;sr=8-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Roald Dahl.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Alistair-MacLean\/e\/B000APAK0A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1652874183&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alistair MacLean<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/John-Steinbeck\/e\/B000AQ2D1I?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1652874248&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Steinbeck<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B09G6WDZ9J\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Grapes of Wrath<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; John Steinbeck.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B08YTXN81Y\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Of Mice and Men<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; John Steinbeck.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Andr%25C3%25A9-Gide\/e\/B004561V9E?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1652874466&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andr\u00e9 Gide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Albert-Camus\/e\/B000AQ541E\/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albert Camus<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Another-Country-Penguin-Modern-Classics-ebook\/dp\/B002RI9CXY\/ref=sr_1_17?crid=26LCWJ2BMETKO&amp;keywords=james+baldwin&amp;qid=1652874593&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=james+baldwin%2Cdigital-text%2C192&amp;sr=1-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another Country<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; James Baldwin.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/4\/18\/episode-273-warren-mendonsa-plays-the-universal-pentatonic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren Mendonsa Plays the Universal Pentatonic<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 273 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Jonathan-Haidt\/e\/B001H6GAXW?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_10&amp;qid=1652874857&amp;sr=1-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Haidt on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/19\/episode-134-kashmir-and-article-370\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashmir and Article 370<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).<br \/>\n23.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Hind-Swaraj-M-K-Gandhi-ebook\/dp\/B084MCRPSN\/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3O4AYDT1XULFJ&amp;keywords=hind+swaraj&amp;qid=1652875614&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=hind+swaraj%2Cdigital-text%2C251&amp;sr=1-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hind Swaraj<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Mohandas Gandhi.<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/politics-and-the-sociopath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politics and the Sociopath<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a>.<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/roamresearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roam Research<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zettelkasten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zettelkasten<\/a>.<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/akshayjaitly.substack.com\/p\/discom-privatisation-challenged?r=bffgb&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;s=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discom Privatisation Challenged<\/a>\u00a0(Dec 2020) &#8212; Akshay Jaitly.<br \/>\n28.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Regulation-India-Capacity-Performance-Comparative-ebook\/dp\/B07P1XDM31\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N8BJZORUU73I&amp;keywords=devesh+kapur+and+madhav+khosla&amp;qid=1652876165&amp;sprefix=devesh+kapur+and+madhav+khosla%2Caps%2C288&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation in India: Design, Capacity, Performance<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Edited by Devesh Kapur and Madhav Khosla.<br \/>\n29.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.econlib.org\/library\/Essays\/hykKnw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Use of Knowledge in Society<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Friedrich Hayek.<br \/>\n30.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/earth-and-planetary-sciences\/united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change<\/a>.<br \/>\n31.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/content\/history-of-un-climate-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of UN Climate Talks<\/a>.<br \/>\n32.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/annualreviews.org\/doi\/10.1146\/annurev-environ-102017-030119#:~:text=%E2%80%9D%20(3).-,THE%20UNFCCC%3A%20ORIGINS,nonbinding%20principles%20on%20forest%20management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Evolution of the UNFCCC<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Jonathan Kuyper, Heike Schroeder and Bj\u00f6rn-Ola Linn\u00e9r.<br \/>\n33.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/climate-change\/coplist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The COP List<\/a>.<br \/>\n34.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pure.iiasa.ac.at\/id\/eprint\/12646\/1\/Road%20from%20Rio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Road From Rio<\/a>\u00a0(1993) &#8212; Prodipto Ghosh and Akshay Jaitly.<br \/>\n35.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.econlib.org\/library\/Columns\/y2018\/MurphyNordhaus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Nordhaus versus the United Nations on Climate Change Economics<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Robert P Murphy.<br \/>\n36.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/global-health\/climate-and-people\/hotter-human-body-can-handle-pakistan-city-broils-worlds-highest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotter than the human body can handle: Pakistan city broils in world\u2019s highest temperatures<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Ben Farmer.<br \/>\n37.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/price-controls-lead-to-shortages-and-harm-the-poor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Price Controls Lead to Shortages and Harm the Poor<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n38.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/2\/7\/episode-211-the-tragedy-of-our-farm-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah).<br \/>\n39.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/lessons-from-an-ankhon-dekhi-prime-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n40.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Apocalypse-Never-Environmental-Alarmism-Hurts-ebook\/dp\/B07Y8FHFQ7\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=michael+shellenberger&amp;qid=1653274304&amp;sprefix=shellenberger%2Caps%2C110&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Michael Shellenberger.<br \/>\n41.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/06\/opinion\/sunday\/climate-change-nuclear-power.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuclear Power Can Save the World<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Joshua S Goldstein, Staffan A Qvist and Steven Pinker.<br \/>\n42.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Kim-Stanley-Robinson\/e\/B000APVJXC?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1653274478&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Stanley Robinson<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n43.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Death-at-Intervals-Vintage-Classics-ebook\/dp\/B00DJ3IV2Y\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ERE9H8P2LKCS&amp;keywords=death+by+intervals&amp;qid=1653274543&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=death+by+intervals%2Cdigital-text%2C99&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death at Intervals<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Saramago.<br \/>\n44.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Shape-Water-Inspector-Montalbano-Mysteries-ebook\/dp\/B004GKMHOM\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K92BOFL78RZI&amp;keywords=andrea+camilleri&amp;qid=1653274613&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=andrea+camilleri%2Cdigital-text%2C121&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shape of Water<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; 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Check out <b>The Daily Reader<\/b> and <b>FutureStack<\/b>. Use the code <b>UNSEEN<\/b> for Rs 2500 off.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Amit\u2019s online course, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Art of Clear Writing<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>And subscribe to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The India Uncut Newsletter<\/a><\/b>. It\u2019s free!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff To fight climate change, we need to reform the power sector. Right now, it&#8217;s dysfunctional. 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