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What the Donald Trump Presidency Implies for Climate Change

Trump’s promised actions to reverse many US policies to combat climate change – some of which he has already carried out – will not only cause damage to the US and its people but will also weaken…

▶25-Jan-2025

Nagraj Adve

Summer is Around the Corner. Is India Ready for the Heat?

Heatwaves have become a regular phenomenon in the summer. Policymaking needs to step up to mitigate the effects of extreme heat on vulnerable sections of the population.

▶13-Jan-2025

Naresh Singh, Priti Agarwal, Geeta Sinha

Towards Operationalising a New Climate Right for India

The Ranjitsinh ruling of the Supreme Court is potentially far-reaching but its limited view of action on climate change risks causing an inadequate framing of policy. It is legislation that is built…

▶19-Sep-2024

Navroz K Dubash, Shibani Ghosh

Explainer

Making Sense of Climate Models

Predictions of climate have become an important element of global and national policies. Climate models warn us about the dangers ahead and the urgency of public action. How do scientists build these…

▶07-Sep-2024

Ganga Prasath

Carbon Markets in India: Need for a Cautious Approach

The functioning of three key processes will be critical if India’s proposed carbon market scheme is to be effective in cost-effective decarbonisation: the institutional mechanism overseeing carbon…

▶04-Jun-2024

Ashok Sreenivas, Aditya Chunekar

India's Voters Literally Feel the Heat

The extreme heat in India this summer may have played a role in the lower-than-usual voter turnout in India's elections. A start would be to move the election cycle to cooler months.

▶03-Jun-2024

Chirag Dhara

Fragile Petrostates and the Green Transition

Declining oil revenue in politically unstable petrostates invariably leads to heightened political crises and violence. Any green transition must recognise the risks from decarbonisation in these…

▶15-May-2024

Aditya Sarkar, Alex de Waal

Climate Change, Agro Ecology, and Nutritional Security: Food for Serious Thought

The agricultural practices of the Solegas, a forest-dwelling tribe in southern Karnataka, offer lessons on how diverse crops and techniques combat climate risks. By embracing diversity, traditional…

▶02-Mar-2024

Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Sheetal Patil, Dhanya Bhaskar

COP28 Outcome: The Battle has Been Joined

The COP28 Climate Conference was a milestone in that it agreed to phase out fossil fuels though this particular deal has many shortcomings. Corporate capital had a huge imprint on the meeting and…

▶22-Jan-2024

Mritiunjoy Mohanty, Runa Sarkar

COP28: A Historic yet Flawed Outcome on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

It’s taken almost 30 years for climate negotiations to name and act on fossil fuels, the biggest cause of climate change. We now have a deal, even if it has many shortcomings. The next climate summit…

▶18-Jan-2024

Harjeet Singh

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