Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk
The lives of people in many areas of Gujarat have become difficult due to petrochemical industries.
जलवायु लक्ष्य व जस्ट ट्रांजिशन के लिए घातक साबित हो रहे हैं गुजरात के पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग
प्लास्टिक समेत अन्य पेट्रोकेमिकल उत्पादन से अंत तक की यात्रा में बड़ी मात्रा में ग्रीन हाउस गैसों का उत्सर्जन करते हैं|
पेट्रोकेमिकल सेक्टर में जस्ट ट्रांजिशन: विकास, पर्यावरण और समुदाय के सवाल पर कौन करे बात?
कई बड़े औद्योगिक घराने दहेज में अपना उद्यम स्थापित करते गए और यह पेट्रोलियम, केमिकल और पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग का बड़ा केंद्र बन गया, लेकिन...
Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought
The third attempt at a plastic treaty bombed. Held in Nairobi and attempted by reps from all nations couldn’t reach a consensus, thanks to the petrochem companies. They flew in umpteen lobbyists and even...
Research Fellows
The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), has been engaged in critically analyzing the plastics lifespan from petrochemical manufacturing, production and consumption of plastics to its disposal using chemical recycling including incineration. In this context,...
Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations
The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so through production reduction, removal of non-essential plastics and corporate accountability. However, the negotiations which...
Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined
143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to attend the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to advance a global plastics treaty, gaining access to the negotiations at a time...
How AAP government’s waste management plan is making Delhi toxic
Burning garbage is choking Delhi’s health, environment, livelihoods and finances. It is high time that the AAP government starts addressing the problem of waste, not when it is thrown away, but when it is...
MCD to ‘flatten’ Delhi’s landfills: Solving or postponing a disaster?
The Print "Ground Report" titled "What is MCD roadmap to 'completely flatten' Delhi's three landfills within a year?" by Sukriti Vats highlights the critical issue of Delhi's massive landfills and the pollution they cause....
Don’t Invest Public Money in high risk Adani Coal to PVC Plant
We the undersigned express our deep concern on reports in the news media which state that a State Bank of India (SBI) led consortium is planning to invest ₹ 34,000 crore in the first...
UN INC-2 ends in frustration as divided nations “lose ground” amid accusations of industry “stonewalling”
The UN’s second round of International Negotiating Committee (INC-2) meetings for a global plastics pollution treaty ended in frustration last week after half of the five-day event was spent re-debating procedural rules, such as...
A Wasted Effort: A Decade On, Task Force’s Suggestions on Garbage Disposal Have Failed
About a decade ago, in 2013, the Planning Commission constituted the “Task Force on Waste-to-Energy” to identify technically feasible, financially affordable and environmentally sound processing and disposal technologies for municipal solid waste in India....
We need a strong plastics treaty that regards people and the planet | Swathi Seshadri at INC2
Swathi Seshadri speaks at the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment at INC-2.
As negotiation on Global Plastics Treaty gets underway, India should reconsider contradictory stance
The Indian government has kept its eye on billions in revenue from the polluting petrochemical industry while making half-hearted measures to curb plastic use.
Ratnagiri Refinery: State repression on a peaceful movement
In the last week of April, the situation in Rajapur tehsil, Maharahtra turned tense in the context of the RRPCL project and people’s resistance to the project.
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