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Green Giving: Understanding Climate Philanthropy

Climate philanthropy globally and in India are starting to play a catalytic role for enabling climate action. They are starting to bet on innovative ideas and projects that enable decarbonisation of key sectors, foster solutions that benefit communities and economies,..Continue

Riding into Climate Action | ft. Vinay Jaju

Under ‘Move for Earth’ initiative, co-founder of SwitchON Foundation Vinay Jaju cycled over 3,000 km across different states in East India, connecting with farmers, women and youth to address clean air, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. Vinay Jaju is also..Continue

COP27: Conversation to Concrete Action?

The upcoming COP27 is expected to set the tone for developing economies to strengthen their climate-focused demands from the developed world. Adaptation solutions, loss and damage funds, and enhanced climate financing are likely to be the focus areas. Though the..Continue

Climate Readiness: State of Play in Indian States

For any meaningful climate action in India, the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories will have to play a crucial role. They have to maintain nodes of implementation of climate plans. But are the states ready to embrace the..Continue

Is India walking the talk on its Climate Promises?

As COP27 inches closer, the promises and commitments made during the last global climate conference are under scrutiny. India which was the biggest surprise, thanks to its Net Zero target year announcement has been under the scanner for laying out..Continue

Communicating Climate: Demystifying vs Greenwashing

Talking about climate change, especially in the developing world, is no longer a topic of so-called academic interest. There are now multitudes of issues involved, countless lobbies on both sides of the debate and largely uninformed public. Climate communication in..Continue

Navroz Dubash (Professor) and Harald Winkler (Professor)

Money, Scale, Intent: Path to Climate Mitigation

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group III recently released a report on climate change mitigation. It assessed methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and provided many policy solutions for how countries can contain the climate crisis. To..Continue

Climate Stories from the Corners of India

Increased heat, drought, wildfires are all linked to climate change. Climate change has altered the physical geography in rural areas by disappearing flora and fauna, and other natural habitats that constitutes the livelihood of the local people. In order to..Continue

Towards a thriving power market in India

Since 2003 when the electricity market in India opened up to private investment, variety of market mechanisms also came up along with it. Long term power purchase agreements have been backbone of power supply in the country. But other short..Continue