A Tragic Predicament
Excerpt from Wild Fictions By Amitav Ghosh ‘Trees were my teachers,’ wrote the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, and if there is any place on Earth that could say the same of itself, it is...
The World Bank’s Nuclear U-Turn Will Endanger Developing Nations
The World Bank must reconsider this dangerous path and ensure that its energy financing truly supports climate resilience and equitable development, rather than exposing vulnerable populations to unnecessary risks. The World Bank’s recent decision to end...
THE GREAT EXTINCTION: TRUMP & THE THREAT OF CLIMATE COLLAPSE
In the context of an accelerating ecological crisis, the fourth webinar in the Political Economy of the Trump Era series, examined how climate collapse is being politically manufactured, seen most visibly through the return...
India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?
Last week, the Financial Times reported that Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company, will be reopening defunct coal mines to meet India’s growing energy demand. These mines, previously shut down for...
Burning Waste,Warming cities?
Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures as compared to what is normally expected over a region, are increasingly posing a serious threat to...
Why technicalising India’s waste crisis is not the solution
Pushing technological solutions like waste-to-energy plants overlook the social, political and economic aspects of waste. “Trash is treasure when you recycle.” “Don’t waste waste—manage it well!” “Technology can transform waste from a problem into...
Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits
What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two...
Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.
In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, demanding a significant transfer of public finance towards the...
Climate Crisis and India’s Renewable Electricity Targets 2030: Can these be achieved with no major land conflicts?
The latest rounds of severe heat waves, floods and storms brought to focus the severity of the looming climate crisis and the urgency of a wide variety of necessary climate actions.
Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems
Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste generation is expected to increase even more.
Climate accountability: Disclose more, put checks before financing mega projects
In a globalised context, insufficient disclosure of climate risks may diminish a bank’s attractiveness to international investors.
India’s Renewable Electricity pledges: Faltering and slow progress
In its NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) submission in October 2015for the UNFCCC Paris Agreement (December 2015) on climate change, the Indian government had pledged that 40% of its
Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024
The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks’ released by RBI in February
Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva
Speaking at the inaugural session of the 5th Energy Finance Conference in Chennai, she says agricultural systems that use more external energy will not be able to deal with the changing patterns of food...
ADB made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity
In December 2023, the Asian Development Bank made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity.
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