Can The World Actually Quit Coal?
Globally, there is a lot of frustration that the world isn’t making progress on climate change fast enough. The world...
Fossil fuels
COP 28 May Have Been Right, Fossil Fuels Are Likely Over
Fossil fuels are being rapidly displaced by decarbonised sources of energy but not everyone is yet onboard. The resolution adopted...
MDBs Must Prioritize Clean & Community-Led Energy Projects
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), governments, and corporations across 160 countries consider or approve more than one investment per day in...
City Where The Promise Of Good Health Turns To Ash
India’s air pollution kills more than 2 million people a year. The heavily industrialised city of Panipat, around 80km north...
The Nuclear Debate Powers Ahead
Navigating expanded nuclear power generation will require stronger and better safeguards while making sensible use of new technologies. As the...
Opinion: Why Is India Weakening The Global Plastics Treaty?
"Humanity has exceeded a planetary boundary related to environmental pollutants including plastics” — announced an international team of researchers in...
New Coal Mines Add Question Mark To India’s Climate Commitments
At COP28, on 9 December, 2023, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence”...
Your Aircon Could Make 2024 The Hottest Year On Record
Last year, 2023, was the hottest on record, marked by heatwaves across North America, China and Europe. It is likely...
Will The “Transition Away” From Fossil Fuels Really Happen By 2050?
At the global climate summit COP28, global leaders have pledged to ultimately move away from fossil fuels cutting a wide...
A Landmark Consensus Amidst Contradictions & Lobbying At COP28
COP28 achieved historic success by incorporating fossil fuel in the final draft, agreeing to operationalise the loss and damage fund...
COP28 Offers Climate Action A Lifeline But No Finish Line
For the first time, countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst consequences of the...
Climate Goals: Developed Countries Need To Deepen Emissions Cuts
Developed countries, particularly the richest among them, have reduced their emissions by only 7.4% to 8.8% over the last two...
COP28: What Does A ‘Loss And Damage’ Fund Mean?
Early on, the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to compensate...
COP28: Pledges Are A Drop In The Ocean
The first day of COP28 climate conference reached a consensus to operationalise the Loss and Damage Fund, a crucial milestone....
The Path To Net-Zero Emissions Runs Through Industry
As government leaders and climate negotiators gather in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations climate conference, an enormous challenge looms...
Oil, Gas, Coal Are Destabilizing All 9 Planetary Boundaries
It’s well known that the fossil fuel industry made the industrial age possible and raised much of humanity’s living standard,...
Climate Damage: Who Pays And How?
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities...
COP28: Poor Countries Eye Disappointment At Dubai Summit
At the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an agreement to establish a loss and damage fund was hailed as...
Why We Delayed Climate Action For So Long…
We now have a very narrow window to significantly and rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most disastrous...
The Global Biofuels Alliance: An Aspiration That Needs Careful Direction
The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), formally launched at the G20 Summit in Delhi in September, has intensified the discussion on...
Will Gaza Jeopardise India’s Energy Resilience?
India’s renewable energy transition has been commendable, but the nation still relies heavily on fossil fuels. It is the world’s...
Investments In Renewables Need To Triple To Meet Demand
India’s energy demands will exceed that of every country in the next three decades. Its emissions are also projected to...
COP28: We Need Accountability, Not Leadership From Oil Companies
In his masterful polemic, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, the American journalist Anand Giridharadas takes...
COP28 And What It Means For South Asia
COP28 is this year’s crucial UN climate summit, the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention...
Four Factors Driving 2023’s Extreme Heat And Climate Disasters
Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that something unusual is going on with the...
