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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112815
	Regulatory framework for India's energy security and sustainability
	Sinha S.K.; Srikanth R.; Mahalingam S.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	162
英文摘要	India is enhancing domestic coal production to provide affordable electricity to its people even as it is committed to the responsible use of coal in power plants incorporating the latest clean coal technologies. However, the current regulatory framework for coal mines in India entails a multiplicity of laws, overlap of jurisdictions, duplicity of procedures and inadequate enforcement of environmental laws, which do not augur well for the sustainable development of India's energy security. Harmonization of laws, policies, procedures, and authorities engaged in mining, forest, and environmental governance of coal mines is critical to achieving India's Sustainable Development Goals. This paper examines the legal provisions related to environmental regulation of coal mines in India to identify the thorny issues in the extant regulatory framework. We then propose a comprehensive regulatory framework that includes the constitution of an independent Coal Mines Environment Authority to minimize the adverse environmental impact of coal mines through an integrated approach that will enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency in the environmental governance of coal mines. The paper outlines the composition and functioning of the proposed Authority which may provide pointers for other coal-producing countries seeking to improve the environmental regulation of their coal mines. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Coal mines environment authority; Energy security; Environmental regulation; Forest conservation; Sustainable development goals
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Coal; Coal mines; Conservation; Energy security; Environmental impact; Forestry; Planning; Sustainable development; 'current; Clean-coal technologies; Coal mine environment authority; Coal production; Environmental governances; Environmental law; Forest conservation; Mine environment; Regulatory frameworks; Sustainable development goal; Environmental regulations; coal mine; coal production; coal-fired power plant; energy policy; regulatory framework; Sustainable Development Goal; India
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/256343
作者单位	Energy and Environment Program, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India; Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sinha S.K.,Srikanth R.,Mahalingam S.. Regulatory framework for India's energy security and sustainability[J],2022,162.
APA	Sinha S.K.,Srikanth R.,&Mahalingam S..(2022).Regulatory framework for India's energy security and sustainability.Energy Policy,162.
MLA	Sinha S.K.,et al."Regulatory framework for India's energy security and sustainability".Energy Policy 162(2022).