Articles by Jyoti K Parikh

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change has reiterated the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities, but has not referred to historical responsibility. How important is historical responsibility and what does it imply? How is one going to differentiate without historical responsibility? What would be India's responsibility? How do India's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution targets compare with its responsibility?

Rural Energy System and Agriculture Alternative Scenarios for Gujarat J P Painuly Jyoti K Parikh D R Shah This article examines rural enemy scenarios in a system's framework. The linkages between food, fodder, fuel and fertiliser have been considered in a consistent framework while examining the effects of various policies on rural energy system. Model considers policies such as increased fuel efficiency, increased feeding of livestock, increased fertiliser use, HYV adoption on a larger scale, relative price changes {between fuel, feed and fertilisers), etc, for a time horizon up to 2000.