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Few things seemingly excite Niti Aayog as much as EVs and clean energy. It publishes a slew of reports, peppered with bullish numbers. But things get interesting when you realize over 70% of these reports have been co-authored by one particular US think tank: RMI. A thread 🧵
RMI is the rebranded name of the Rocky Mountain Institute. The organisation, which provides pro-bono work to governments, has an enviable list of donors, ranging from Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund to the Rockefeller Foundation.
(@prajektor's graphic has the deets:)
(@prajektor's graphic has the deets:)
RMI India set up shop in the country in 2019. And in a dizzyingly short span of time, the non-profit has managed to get its foot through the doors of India’s policy circles, much to the surprise of even veterans working in the field, such as TERI.
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Five years later, however, things have begun to get interesting, with the lines between policy recommendations and prescriptions slowly blurring. It often provides the oft-quoted numbers used by Niti, and prepares research on govt schemes like the PLI.
A glimpse at its research:
A glimpse at its research:
The swift rise of RMI might be due to a deliberate push by Niti. But what does the dominance of one think tank imply? And what will it imply for India's clean energy & electric mobility policy going forward? I write in today's story: the-ken.com
It's free to read.
It's free to read.
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