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Issues linking climate change and economic growth are now at the centre of discussions regarding development strategies especially in the context of developing countries. This book contributes by analyzing the relationship between economic growth and GHG emissions in India with explicit reference to all major economic sectors. One of the most popular tools for macroeconomic policy analysis is Social Accounting Matrix (SAM). The book presents the methods and estimates of the latest Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for India, which provides a major data base describing the complete circular flow of income and input-output transactions among the sectors of the economy. The novelty of the book lies in the fact that for the first time a SAM has been prepared for the Indian economy with environmental indicators. A detailed methodology for constructing such an extended SAM is also presented in the book. The environmental social accounting matrix (ESAM) based analysis has been included to show direct and indirect links between economic growth and GHG emissions. The book also includes analysis of factors affecting historical GHG emissions trends in India. The book goes beyond SAM and applies computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling to derive climate-change policy analysis and simulations. This CGE-based analysis is an important contribution to the current debate surrounding carbon tax and its possible impact on macroeconomic growth.

Economics/Management Science. --- Environmental Economics. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Climate Change Management and Policy. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Econometrics. --- Economics. --- Environmental economics. --- Economie politique --- Econométrie --- Economie de l'environnement --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- Economic development --- Climatic changes --- Greenhouse gases --- Mathematical models. --- Economic aspects --- GHGs (Greenhouse gases) --- Heat-trapping gases --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Growth models (Economics) --- Environmental aspects --- Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Climate change. --- Gases --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Economics, Mathematical --- Statistics --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Energy and state --- Power resources --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Government policy --- Global environmental change