
Rethinking Energy Transition
Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—are the largest contributor to global climate change, responsible for more than 75% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions.
Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—are the largest contributor to global climate change, responsible for more than 75% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions.
By now, there is an almost universal consensus that the world energy systems must move away from climate-threatening fossil fuels and into non-carbon, safe, and sustainable sources.
Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at increased risk of going hungry, losing income or premature death, according to our new study.
As many as 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that India’s biggest ever coal mine auction, announced in November last year “will aggravate climate crisis” and “is against...
Warnings, protests, resignations and court cases have played out right before our eyes since the 1990s. But everybody acts surprised as the Joshimath town sinks.
The central government opening the biggest new coal mine auction, announced in November 2022, is a mockery of the Prime Minister’s own climate announcements at climate change summits, and an invitation to worsening the...
अगले दशक में पृथ्वी 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तापमान से आगे बढ़ जाएगी। शर्म अल-शेख में आयोजित COP 27 जलवायु आपदा से निपटने में एक फ्लॉप साबित हुआ। हर देश और हर समूह ने केवल...
Our planet is all set to reach and breach the first climate red line of 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer in the next decade. With just 8 years left before the climate disaster, the COP...
A Briefing Paper IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if the world is to stave off climate disaster. “Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 (and reduce by over 45% by 2030), say climate scientists in...
A Study on the socio-environmental changes in the Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta Deemed as a “World Heritage”, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Sundarbans is one of...
A Study on the change in livelihood options in Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta The Indian Sundarban region consisting of 4,200 square kilometres (sq km) of reserved forests along with 5,400 sq km...
Pandemic, climate change and now war! The world is struck by a perfect storm, and hunger is spiralling. While the crisis dates back to the international treaties which opened the national borders for free...
Residential energy consumption takes up about 25% share of the total energy consumption in India, a majority of which is drawn from faraway power plants. India is working to achieve its COP 26 goal of...
The power crisis, triggered by the coal shortage, has been in the news for the past few months. Almost the whole of India was caught in a serious power crisis from early May 2022.
In the key features of the Budget 2022 document, there is the mention of the terms energy transition and climate action twice. Particularly under the goals of the Amrit Kaal and the four priorities.