TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study on legal frameworks on renewable energy in Malaysia and India
T2 - Towards the commitments under the Paris agreement
AU - Ghazali, Farahdilah
AU - Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
AU - Karim, Ridoan
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Apart from the above-listed policies, India has also presented numerous RE related policies and RE targets. These include the Gujarat Wind Power Policy 2016-2021, the Gujarat Waste to Energy Policy 2016, the Gujarat Small Hydel Policy 2016, the Maharashtra Renewable Energy Policy 2015 and others. The Strategic Plan for the New and Renewable Energy sector (2011-2017), has outlined specific implementation plans for every RE sector, including wind power, small hydro, biomass, biogas, waste-to-energy and solar PV (both on-grid and off-grid). Among the strategies adopted under this plan are growing financial assistance for small power plants’ projects for solar and biomass, enhancing the publicity for rural electrification entrepreneurs to receive banks’ financial aids or grant funds, and introducing other fiscal mechanisms, for instance the Risk Guarantee Fund. 10 Section 1 of the Energy Conservation Act 2001 [No 52 of 2001] (India).
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Climate change has always been an agenda for the international community, individually and collectively, due to global warming and unusual weather conditions. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) believes that the adequate deployment of clean energy can achieve the targets of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Many countries have shown their commitments to decrease their carbon emission levels substantially, and they have done so by resorting to renewable energy sources. The renewable energy generation opens a viable door for climate change mitigation efforts. Both Malaysia and India are committed to fulfilling their obligations under the Paris Agreement. This comparative study evaluated the laws and policies related to renewable energy in Malaysia and India, as these countries progress towards their commitments under the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC). This study operated under the comparative qualitative methodological framework and utilised secondary sources for analysis. Based on the comparative expositions, Malaysia can learn measures adopted by India to accelerate renewable energy development as well as reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, which will prove beneficial to the country as well as comply with international conventions and agreements.
AB - Climate change has always been an agenda for the international community, individually and collectively, due to global warming and unusual weather conditions. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) believes that the adequate deployment of clean energy can achieve the targets of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Many countries have shown their commitments to decrease their carbon emission levels substantially, and they have done so by resorting to renewable energy sources. The renewable energy generation opens a viable door for climate change mitigation efforts. Both Malaysia and India are committed to fulfilling their obligations under the Paris Agreement. This comparative study evaluated the laws and policies related to renewable energy in Malaysia and India, as these countries progress towards their commitments under the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC). This study operated under the comparative qualitative methodological framework and utilised secondary sources for analysis. Based on the comparative expositions, Malaysia can learn measures adopted by India to accelerate renewable energy development as well as reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, which will prove beneficial to the country as well as comply with international conventions and agreements.
KW - climate change
KW - law
KW - policies
KW - Renewable energy
KW - sustainable development
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101167674
VL - 12
SP - 93
EP - 118
JO - UUM Journal of Legal Studies
JF - UUM Journal of Legal Studies
SN - 2229-984X
IS - 1
ER -