Lights On Briefing: One trillion dollars of solar, Bangladesh's prosperity plan and more

What you need to know this week

Happy Monday and welcome back to the Lights On news briefing, with key headlines on energy and climate change in South Asia. If you enjoy this newsletter, please share! Share Towards COP26 India’s opening gambit  Details of the Modi administration’s climate strategy ahead of COP26 are starting to emerge, and observers expect a formal announcement to be made at the start of the conference. In news that will surprise no one, India is rejecting calls to set a net zero target by 2050, instead asking that countries with the highest historical emissions compensate for the shortfall by achieving ‘net negative emissions’ status. An unrealistic ask that may well set the tone for India’s stance at COP26. Bangladesh introduces its ‘Prosperity Plan’ to the world The delta country will enter the clim