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This year’s IPCC covers the demand-side mitigation and states that it can help reduce emission by 40-70 percent by 2050 ...
The recently released IPCC report highlights the measures that need to be undertaken to achieve climate mitigation targets and the obstacles that will surface in trying to achieve the same ...
Has crude and petroleum pricing evolved into the black hole of tax revenue? ...
India needs to carefully devise strategies to diversify its oil import sources. ...
Can we achieve gender equality when sexual violence is still a weapon of war? ...
Proceeding with the intention to end plastic pollution, an international legally binding instrument needs to be introduced ...
The assumption that energy transition will also ensure social transition may prove to be inaccurate in the long-run ...
India could rise to the role of a climate leader by assisting the LDCs and SIDs achieve their net-zero commitments. ...
It is high time to dispel the notion that social assistance breeds welfare dependency, as evidence suggests otherwise. ...
India's desire to obtain self-sufficiency in solar energy needs to be backed with the necessary technology required to achieve it ...
It is hard to deny the benefits acquired from hydropower, however, the local environmental compromises cannot be dismissed. ...
Though the Economic Survey shifted its approach, it doesn’t provide a roadmap to guide the energy sector. ...
Though the Budget has increased financial incentives to the RE industry, it does not reflect an unambiguous focus on the energy transition of the country ...
Pursuing a transition to cleaner cooking fuels could help achieve long-term goals of an environmentally sustainable economy, social inclusion, and employment
Despite extreme climate events, through timely policy measures, Australia has not only achieved food security but also has become a large exporter ...
The key political driver of global biofuel production is how it benefits farmers and rural economies ...
The Indian government’s commitment to pursuing low-carbon development is evident in its ambitious targets and path-breaking climate initiatives ...
It is imperative to move beyond compensatory afforestation and adopt meaningful strategies for creating serious impact on the ground ...
With rising world energy requirements, could small modular reactors be the future of clean energy? ...
To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term
The cost of energy storage systems might be a difficult barrier for poor countries to overcome.
There is an immediate need to revise the Outer Space Treaty as space is becoming the next frontier of war ...
As the winter air pollution worsens over time, North Indian states need to collaborate to mitigate this issue, with Uttar Pradesh taking a lead on it.
Is the cost of maintaining India’s strategic petroleum reserves justified?
The announcement of developing Integrated Biorefineries at COP26 displays a willingness on India’s part to explore bio-solutions as a viable form of renewable energy to help realise the goal of energy self reliance
After years of unfulfilled promises on climate change by states, the youth of today are taking action to mitigate climate change through various initiatives.
K. M Gopakumar is a Senior Researcher and Legal Advisor at Third World Network (TWN) and based in New Delhi, India. TWN is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that carries out policy research and advocacy on issues around trade and development, ...
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