Air Pollution: Challenges and Opportunities
Date : September 6, 2022
The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is celebrated on 7th September every year and the theme for 2022 is “The Air We Share.” The theme emphasises the fact that air knows no boundaries. Whether it is stubble burning or Diwali celebrations in one state, the impact of air pollution is not localised but can be felt in the entire airshed. To tackle bad air, we need granular level moni...
How Himalayan states can lead the EV Revolution
Date : August 29, 2022
The Himalayas offer a unique landscape. The region extends across 13 states in India. This region amounts to approximately 40% of the total of 29 states and 8 Union Territories of India. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Assam, and West Bengal are the Indian states that fall in the Himalayan region. ...
Chat with Benora Desouza – Young Climate Champion
Date : August 12, 2022
As the impacts of climate change intensify with each passing year, more and more young people are joining the movement for positive change. We spoke with Benora Desouza, a young climate champion and nature lover. She shares her experiences on connecting with nature and the role youth can play in creating a more sustainable future for us all. Great to meet you Benora. Please tell us something ab...
The Critical Need for Emissions Reduction
Date : July 21, 2022
On April 4, 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the final chapter of its sixth assessment report. The talking point was how to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and this is perhaps the most significant update of scientific knowledge on this topic since 2014. The Problem: We are a Long Way From Achieving our Global Climate Objectives The current level of GHG ...
How Indian Civil Society can Tackle the Climate Crisis
Date : July 21, 2022
Koyel Kumar Mandal, Chief of Programs at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, speaks with India Development Review on India's climate change landscape, the role of civil society organizations, and the path to net-zero. IDR : What is the role that civil society organizations (CSOs) are playing to advance climate action in India? Mandal : CSOs have played a critical role in generating research an...
India 2022-23 Budget: Climate Change
Date : March 8, 2022
India had, at COP26, declared to the world its strong commitments to attain net zero status by 2070. The target is opined to be ambitious by most, as the third largest carbon dioxide emitter globally has a steep path to traverse in order to materialise this strong projected ambition. India’s pledge is entwined with its aspirations of a robust 2030 GDP, projected to be between $8.5 trillion and ...
COP26: The Wins and Losses
Date : March 8, 2022
The centrepiece climate change event of 2021 is over, and an agreement has been reached. The Glasgow Pact managed to keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal alive, but just about. COP 26 president Alok Sharma called it a “fragile win”, and the world still remains far from being able to limit the devastating impacts of climate change. Many concede that the negotiations were marked by obstacles tha...
The Road Ahead from Glasgow
Date : March 8, 2022
For nearly three decades, the UN has been bringing together countries for global climate summits, known as COPs, or the ‘Conference of the Parties.’ In that time, climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. If no action is taken, climate change may transform now-familiar terrain into alien landscapes over the next few centuries. This is why summits like the COP focu...
Climate Ambition: COP 26 and Beyond
Date : March 6, 2022
In about a week from today, world leaders will gather at COP26 in Glasgow. The pressure is on for countries to urgently ramp up their ambitions for global collective action on climate change. The latest IPCC report speaks volumes about the challenge ahead—the world has only a very narrow pathway to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C, the limit scientists say is necessary for averting the wors...
Climate Conversations: Professor Sam Fankhauser
Date : December 3, 2021
We spoke with Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Change Economics and Policy at the Smith School and the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford University. He is also Research Director of Oxford Net Zero. Before moving to Oxford, Sam was Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. Here's his take on COP26 and the...