The new German government has identified climate, energy and development partnerships as a particularly relevant instrument of German foreign climate policy for the implementation and achievement of the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs. Following the example of the recently announced South Africa Just Energy Transition Partnership, other Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP) can be set up individually with selected countries. These can cover areas of cooperation with respect to the partner country’s interests –beyond the energy sector and including areas like development and resilience building.
This policy brief outlines possible thematic focus areas for partnerships as well as their potential architecture in India. These partnerships with India could be designed bilaterally with Germany or multilaterally between India and the European Union (EU) or the G7…