Establishing a Global Alliance to Accelerate Climate Action
Date : December 12, 2022
Climate-related disasters have become more frequent in recent years. Most notable among recent events was the unprecedented flooding, a conflation of glacial melting and extreme rainfall that submerged about a third of Pakistan in water. Temperature rise is predicted to reach about 2.8°C by end-of-century. A warmer earth would kick off a chain of cataclysmic disasters. To avoid extreme climate ch...
Raising Domestic Corporate Funding for Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Date : October 12, 2022
Climate change is here and now. With over 80 per cent of India’s districts are vulnerable to climate change, and it is in India’s interest to make development choices that provide sustainable prosperity to its people and aid the global urgency to transition towardsNet Zero pathways. Net Zero means a state in which the Green House Gases (GHGs) going into the atmosphere are balanced by remova...
World EV Day 2022: Interview with Sudhendhu Sinha, NITI Aayog
Date : September 21, 2022
Electric vehicles (EVs) are emerging at the forefront of driving the shift in mobility away from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to more sustainable options. We speak with Sudhendhu Sinha, Advisor (Infrastructure, Connectivity & Electric Mobility) NITI Aayog on the potential ways for India to unlock its full EV potential. What are your thoughts on decarbonisation of th...
World EV Day 2022: Interview with Randheer Singh, NITI Aayog
Date : September 15, 2022
[caption id="attachment_20630" align="alignright" width="320"] Randheer Singh with members of the ShaktiElectric Mobility team[/caption] Major countries across the world are pledging to switch to electric mobility, and India too is taking steps to accelerate this transition. On the occasion of World EV Day 2022, we speak to Randheer Singh, Director, Electric Mobility, NITI Aayog on charging inf...
World EV Day 2022: Interview with Mahua Archarya, CESL
Date : September 13, 2022
[caption id="attachment_20630" align="alignright" width="320"] Mahua Acharya with members of the Shakti Electric Mobility team[/caption] World EV Day is marked globally on September 9 every year in celebration of electric mobility. In the Indian context, the day specifically takes on importance, especially with respect to the country’s 2070 net zero ambition. We speak with Mahua Acharya, Mana...
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...
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 ...