Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource International investments and environmental protection in India - Policy and implementation gaps in mitigating the carbon footprints Description An account of the resource Introduction: While India's contribution and progress on environment protection has been applauded by global leaders, India continues to be one of the biggest carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter globally. Major sectors responsible for carbon emissions are also the major sectors attracting international investments. This paper intends review such investments and examine their impact on environment. Methodology: A comprehensive review of the existing literature to identify the prevailing laws and policies that apply to corporations to meeting environmental standards was undertaken. In addition, extensive search was undertaken on the internet for reports and database that monitor corporate behavior and report about their disclosures and efforts on addressing environmental concerns. A review of the investment agreements signed, adopted and in-force in India was also undertaken to understand if they meet the standards of environmental protection. Data collection was done between July 2022 to June 2023. Findings: The Constitution of India stipulates protection and improvement of public and environmental health of the country. Several laws and policies have been adopted to meet this constitutional standard in India, including The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The 17 SDGs have direct and indirect linkages and impact on the environment. It is evident that all international investment agreements up to 2017 have no mention of environment exemption clause nor incorporates the GATT Article XX exceptions. However, the recent IIAs do mention environment as exception to expropriation. It is also seen that investments by big corporations have been responsible for huge deforestation, water pollution, and fossil fuel globally and most of them have their footprints in India and continue to contribute to the countries carbon footprint. India's commitment to renewable and non-conventional energy is the silver lining to meeting the SDG goals and the net zero emission targets. Meeting ESG standards and its disclosures by regulatory body is another positive step towards environmental protection from international investments. Conclusion: The biggest global contributors to GHG and carbon emissions have their presence in India and thus contribute to the overall carbon foot print of India. All international investments must be required to comply with the legal and policy regulations on public health and environment protection. In this regard, corporations should be mandated to follow ESG standards to meet the SDGs objectives. 2023 The Authors Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yadav N.; Pallissery F. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Global Transitions, Vol-5, pp. 217-224. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available KeAi Communications Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2023.10.001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2023.10.001</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85177764761&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.glt.2023.10.001&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=55167fbeb33218c56e8c2a3b850d1807" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85177764761&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.glt.2023.10.001&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=55167fbeb33218c56e8c2a3b850d1807</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 25897918 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Yadav N., Christ (Deemed to be University), School of Law (NCR), Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, India; Pallissery F., Christ (Deemed to be University), School of Law (NCR), Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, India