Assessing enhanced NDC and climate compatible development pathways for India

India has indicated a strong commitment towards mitigating climate change not only through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) but also reiterating on raising its climate ambitions and committing towards Net Zero (NZ) in Glasgow. This study couples the bottom-up technology-rich energy system model with a macroeconomic computable general equilibrium model to assess the socio-technical, financial and macro-economic implications of India's energy sector transformation away from coal. In order to move towards its NZ target by 2070, India will need to restructure its coal-based power and industry sector. This study provides insights on the challenges (stranded assets, loss of revenue) as well as the opportunities from energy sector restructuring (job creation, energy import reduction, improvement of local environment and human health).This material has been produced under the Climate Compatible Growth programme, which is funded by UK aid from the UK government. However, the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the UK government's official policies. The research leading to this study has received partial funding from the DDP Initiative (ddpinitiative.org), the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under grant agreement No 18_I_326 (DDP BIICS); European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101003866 (NDC ASPECTS) and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The views expressed in this study do not reflect the Indian government's official policies. We would like to acknowledge the National Institute for Environmental Studies for supporting the AIM/End-use model. Finally, we sincerely thank the editors and anonymous reviewers for their critical feedback which has helped us significantly improve the paper