The changes in geopolitical alignments between oil-producing and consuming nations are likely to have a significant impact on petrodollar recycling in the short term.
Overall, UCG has both strategic advantages and huge environmental and geological risks. India would have to weigh it out before proceeding
Gender-sensitising the Water Action Agenda would be critical to ensuring truly inclusive transformations
The rush to install RE capacity could come at the expense of forest cover thus increasing India’s annual carbon emissions
For alternative energy solutions to succeed, emphasis should be on availability, cost-effectiveness, and convenience
Advancing New Delhi’s agenda for the presidency, the formidable Union Budget 2023 has strongly prioritised the G20 objectives
The privatisation of electricity distribution seems imminent as legislations aim to expand the role of the private sector in this domain
Establishing India’s “Intranational COP” can help thrash out a national consensus on India’s climate goals and the means to achieve them.
Target 3 of the new biodiversity framework represents significant commitment as it would require cooperation at a global level
Using geospatial technologies is an imperative step for India to make its industrial sector more resilient and sustainable
India must adopt blue-carbon solutions if it intends to emerge as a global climate leader
China’s missed opportunity presents India with an opportunity to offer credible climate leadership
Adequate policy changes need to be adopted to reduce carbon emissions in buildings
The free refill benefits during 2018-2020 led to a boost in the consumption of LPG in India
Adequate policies need to be adopted to mitigate the growing climate change-induced migrations
Five months have passed since the single-use plastic ban came into force but there is little visible impact on the ground
COP27 should strive to be a platform that keeps women at the heart of intergovernmental climate negotiations
Although several options exist to address the troika of climate change, health, and food systems, there are hurdles in developing implementable and sustainable policies.
Global food insecurity is aggravated largely due to climate phenomena. The third brief of this four-part series explores the link between climate change and food security
In the second of a four-part series, we analyse the impact of global warming on human health
The first of this four-part series highlights the signs and science of global warming
Ambition and prioritisation of climate action in national policies coupled with fuelling international cooperation can help India emerge as a global leader
To meet the challenges of growing demand and food insecurity, we need to improve productivity through sustainable agriculture
Arpan Gelal is Research and Program Coordinator at the Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF), Nepal. He is also a teaching faculty at National College, Kathmandu University. He researches and writes on Nepal’s foreign policy, international relations, geopolitics, ...
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