A data-centric analysis of climate change in India: A reflection on electricity sector

The main aim of this paper is to diagnose the impact of climate change with the analysis of its scenario, causes and its solutions in relation to energy sector. Initially, this paper discusses the scenario of climate change in India. Afterward, a comparative difference analysis of selected climatic variables is performed on the chosen areas and also determines the relationships among these variables. Both these objectives are performed by ANOVA, post -hoc, correlation and linear regression analysis. Subsequently, the forecasting of several climatic variables is performed from 2021 to 2025 by time series analysis utilizing the ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) model. Then, this paper investigates the interdependency scenario between the climate change and the electricity sector. Afterward, this paper discusses some major impacts of climate change on the electricity sector. Then, this paper presents the present electricity scenario of India and the renewable power potential of India. Subsequently, this paper suggests some open research challenges with recommendations for improving the en-ergy sector of India. Results of this diagnoses analysis concludes that the climate change and energy sector are mutually connected, and the climate change impacts can be reduced with the improvement in energy sector using renewable energy.

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The main aim of this paper is to diagnose the impact of climate change on the energy sector by analyzing its scenario, causes, and solutions. It discusses the climate change scenario in India, performs a comparative difference analysis of selected climatic variables, predicts future climatic variables using the ARIMA model, investigates the interdependency between climate change and the electricity sector, presents the current electricity scenario and renewable power potential in India, and suggests open research challenges and recommendations for improving the energy sector. The analysis concludes that climate change and the energy sector are mutually connected, and reducing climate change impacts can be achieved through the improvement of the energy sector using renewable energy.