How the financial institutions are accomplices in Joshimath disaster | THE MONEY TRAIL
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.
India’s Biggest Ever Coal Mine Auction will Aggravate Climate Crisis; Is Against India’s Climate Pledges
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...
India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home
The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’.
How the Climate Summit of 2022 botched up the last chance to control global warming
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...
Gender and Energy
India’s commitments at the 26th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) held in Glasgow set clear targets for 2030: increasing non fossil fuel energy capacity to 500...
India’s Renewable Energy Promise at the COP-26 in Glasgow
One of the most important climate summits under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the CoP-26 recently took place in the Scottish city of Glasgow in United Kingdom.
Coal Vs. Renewable | Financial Analysis
At COP26, India announced its objectives to reach net zero by 2070. In addition, the country aims to install 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, 450 GW of which would come from renewable...
Notes from COP-26: II report from the corridors of COP-26 by Soumya Dutta
COP-26 begins. What to expect and what not.
Notes from COP 26
Reporting from the corridors of CoP-26 by Soumya Dutta, SAPACC The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC is going to be held from 31st October to 12the November...
Coal Shortage: Crisis, False Solutions & Opportunity
India's power ecosystem, which depends overwhelmingly on coal to meet the country's baseline electricity demand, is suddenly faced with an acute coal shortage. Even when the Coal Ministry tried to play down the coal...
Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?
Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the climate crisis, research shows.
India Tops G20 Governments as Third Largest Supporter of Coal
Press Release | May 27, 2020 New report updates analysis of public financing for energy projects To view or download the full report: http://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020.05.26_Still-Digging-report_final.pdf WASHINGTON, D.C. / New Delhi – A new report released...
कारपोरेट के लिए पर्यावरण प्रभाव निर्धारण प्रकिया में हो रहा है बदलाव ?
वर्तमान लाक डाउन में वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने एक बार फिर 12 मार्च 2020 को पर्यावरण प्रभाव निर्धारण प्रकिया 2006 में संशोधन हेतु ई.आई.ए 2020 प्रस्तावित किया है।जिसमें पर्यावरणीय मंजूरी के पहले ही...
When comprehensive means cosmetic
India’s pollution metrics fail to capture the complex reality of environmental degradation. The city is fine, really. Right outside the railway station, beneath the board that says Asansol Junction, an LED panel displays the...
Activists discuss climate, development
‘Cultural shift to redefine values is needed’ Activists from various forums came together to discuss climate and development at a Climate Action Forum organised by Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), Centre for...
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