Charting a sustainable future: Transformative policies for India's energy, agriculture, and transport sectors

Abstract

To fulfil its commitments towards sustainable development, India is transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables in the energy sector, trying to shift consumption and cropping practices in the agriculture sector, and promoting alternative fuel vehicles in the transport sector. In this study, we analyse the current state of energy, agriculture, and transport policies using the triple bottom line approach and provide a strategic framework that offers a mechanism and a long-term roadmap for a sustainable future by integrating the synergies between these three key sectors. Decentralised production and consumption of resources holds the key to economic, environmental, and social sustainability.

Keywords

• Sustainable policies
• Policy framework
• Energy
• Agriculture
• Transport
• Triple bottom line