The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2
In Part 2 of this series, we dive into the industry landscape, trends in our consumption, and some unanswered questions about India’s plastics.
The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1
India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and...
How is Plastic Made?
Ever wondered how plastics are created from crude oil and other raw materials? Check out this 1-minute video to find out!
India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?
Effective July 1, 2022, the Union government has banned identified single use plastics (SUPs) as mandated by the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021. The stated aim of this ban is to arrest plastic pollution...
Finance, Plastics & Land: What are Plastic Parks? Inside the Assam Plastic Park
Big money is set to fuel the making of more plastics in India. The production of phenolics in India began in 1947 and the first thermoplastics (polystyrene) were made in 1957 (PlastIndia, 2019). In...
Making Plastics in India: Trends in the industry
Big money is set to fuel the making of more plastics in India. But how and where is plastic made? The production of phenolics in India began in 1947 and the first thermoplastics (polystyrene)...
TOXIC TRAITS
An Overview of the Adverse Health Impacts of Chemicals Associated with Petrochemical Industries and Across the Life Span of Plastics.
By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?
Banks and financial institutions in India have no internal mechanisms to address the broader costs of investing in risky projects.
Neither New Nor Renewable
“Destructors”, “incinerators” and “waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration” all mean the same thing - indiscriminate burning of garbage! Having a history of about one and half centuries, WTE incinerators have seen several reboots over the 19th,...
Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets
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|
Financial Institutions look to step up infrastructure project financing
In this month’s infrastructure update, the national and international financial institutions such as the ADB, JICA, AIIB and BoB are looking to increase project and policy financing for infrastructure projects.
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,...
Energy Finance Conference, India, 2023- Concept Note
India emitted 2.412 gigatons of CO2 in 2020 contributing to 6.71% of total global emissions in the same year. It is the 3rd largest carbon emitter after China and the USA. Key sectors that...
India No 1 in world coal mining boom, thanks to Coal India, Adani Group: German NGO
Urgewald, a German environment and human rights NGO, which claims to be working for establishing strong environmental and social standards for the international finance industry, has called India "the number one hotspot of the...
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