âLie-cyclingâ: Only 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled so far â is this recycling getting undue attention?
While governments and corporations focus on âtechno-fixesâ and individual-centric sustainability practices
Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights – Submission by Indian Civil Society Groups
On 28 February 2025, a joint submission was made by 12 Indian civil society groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations...
Concerns resurface over expansion of Ennore thermal plant ahead of public hearing
Concerns have resurfaced over Tangedcoâs Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project, as the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is set to hold a public hearing on December 20. Locals and environmentalists are...
With the Earthâs Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.
The news was flashed all across worldâs media â the year 2023 was not only the warmest year on instrumented records (available for about the past 170 years), but was calculated to be the...
CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability
The Centre for Financial Accountability recently concluded its workshop âPlastics: A Toxic Love Storyâ, organised in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute between May 17 and 21, 2024 at the Instituteâs Kandbari campus.
G7 and Climate Commitments
While the fanfare of the G7, with shake-hands and selfies, is slowly settling down, a report prior to the Summit warned that it is the last opportunity for G7 to deliver on fossil fuel...
Energy security or plastic profits?
Fossil fuel and chemical industriesâ interests are influencing Indiaâs positions in various multilateral environmental and trade agreements related to climate, plastics, and chemicals.
Perils of banking on fossil fuels
A new report shows that nine major Asian banks, including three of India, are open to doing business in coal â the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. These three banks are State Bank of...
Bankers now favour clean energy over fossil fuel
Trends show the drift towards renewables has found new acceleration. India is at a crucial juncture on the climate change pathway when it has to step up its renewable energy capacity while gradually weaning...
Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Poses A Narrowing Window For IndiaÂ
While the climate change conference marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era, India will have to urgently find ways to move away from coal. Securing finance for new projects is...
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,...
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...
Rethinking Energy Transition
Fossil fuelsâcoal, oil, and gasâare 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.
Climate Change and Energy: Challenges for a Just Transition
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.
Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction
As many as 70 peopleâs movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that Indiaâs biggest ever coal mine auction, announced in November last year âwill aggravate climate crisisâ and âis against...
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