Topic · 8 episodes
Heatwaves in India
Heatwaves in India are becoming longer, more frequent and more intense as the climate warms. Extreme heat puts lives at risk, especially outdoor workers and people in crowded cities, cuts working hours and productivity, strains water supply and pushes electricity demand to new peaks as fans, coolers and air conditioners run day and night.
In the Heat Series and related episodes of The India Energy Hour, experts discuss how India can measure rising heat, plan for it, and build cities and power systems that can live with it. Newest episodes are first.
Episodes on heatwaves in India
Heat Series (part 2): Building Livable Cities for a Warming India
CSTEP’s Dr. Indu K Murthy on extreme heat in Indian cities: heat action plans, access to cooling, climate-resilient buildings and urban planning.
Heat Series: Crisis, Data and Denial
Kartiki Negi and CEEW’s Dr. Vishwas Chitale on extreme heat as India’s under-recognised risk to health, labour, agriculture and energy demand.
Sweat, Drown, Parch: Why India’s megacities can’t handle extreme weather?
WRI India’s Jaya Dhindaw on why India’s megacities struggle with heatwaves, flooding and water scarcity, and how to build climate-resilient cities.
New Records, New Challenges: Is India’s Power Supply System Equipped?
EKI Power Trading CEO Rajiv Goyal on India’s record 260 GW peak electricity demand and whether the power supply system is ready for what’s next.
Heat is On! Can India adapt to warming weather?
CPR’s Aditya Valiathan Pillai on why heatwaves in India are getting more frequent and intense, and how heat action plans can help the country adapt.
India’s annual summer affair with Coal/Power Crisis
Energy journalist Sarita C Singh on India’s annual summer coal and power crisis, and how heatwaves and coal shortages trigger power cuts.
Climate change impacts & adaptation: Does India have a plan?
IIHS’s Chandni Singh, an IPCC co-author, on whether India has a plan for climate change impacts and adaptation for its most vulnerable people.
Urbanizing India: Impact on energy demand and climate
IEA’s Siddharth Singh on how 270 million new city dwellers by 2040 will shape India’s energy demand, emissions and climate policy.
