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Can the Osaka G20 summit guide the future of global climate governance?
Jun 27, 2019

Can the Osaka G20 summit guide the future of global climate governance?

Driving forward, the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda in a coherent and mutually supportive manner is a significant opportuni

Climate Smart Agriculture: How can we be smart about it?
Apr 08, 2019

Climate Smart Agriculture: How can we be smart about it?

Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as an appproach implies that farms need to become more resilient to climate change and efficient in their input use.

Capacity for Climate Justice
Mar 13, 2019

Capacity for Climate Justice

Climate justice raises the ethical questions of attributing responsibility to the correct stakeholders.

म्यांमार के ऊर्जा क्षेत्र में भारत के लिए असीम संभावनाएं
Feb 13, 2019

म्यांमार के ऊर्जा क्षेत्र में भारत के लिए असीम संभावनाएं

भारत को निश्चित तौर पर सावधान रहना चाहिए और उन क्षेत्रीय �

More innovation required for green bonds
Oct 29, 2018

More innovation required for green bonds

India in the past few years has seen over-subscription of green bonds. This shows that there are high levels of interest in the issuance of green bond

Brussels summit reveals faultlines of EU
Jun 30, 2018

Brussels summit reveals faultlines of EU

While Merkel might have, once again, narrowly saved her head in Brussels, the reality is that rightwing populism as a new political force has not only

Export Credit Agencies and a changing climate
Apr 19, 2018

Export Credit Agencies and a changing climate

By having progressive targets and ensuring that the targets are met, Export Credit Agencies can facilitate greater availability and accessibility of t

PM Modi's solar diplomacy
Mar 23, 2018

PM Modi's solar diplomacy

In the years since Paris, the world has changed — Prime Minister Modi has seized on the momentum.

Will energy Trump climate?
Sep 20, 2017

Will energy Trump climate?

Nuclear energy does not face the intermittency issues associated with renewable energy.

जलवायु परिवर्तन: आने वाले समय के लिए दस्तक
Dec 03, 2016

जलवायु परिवर्तन: आने वाले समय के लिए दस्तक

जलवायु परिवर्तन पर पेरिस वार्ता के बाद भारत के पास वास्त�

India's perspective on post-Paris climate negotiations
Nov 08, 2016

India's perspective on post-Paris climate negotiations

Indigenisation of technology innovation — both products and processes — will be critical to resolving the climate-development nexus.

Economic diplomacy and development partnerships: Rethinking India's role and relevance
Oct 28, 2016

Economic diplomacy and development partnerships: Rethinking India's role and relevance

Looking through an emergence prism, India’s development partnerships and economic diplomacy must be built around three concentric circles.

जलवायु के जंजाल से कोयले को अभी मुक्त् रखने की जरूरत
Oct 27, 2016

जलवायु के जंजाल से कोयले को अभी मुक्त् रखने की जरूरत

 जलवायु परिवर्तन रोकने की आड़ में रचा जा रहा है'कोयला पाख�

There is no binary view in tackling climate change, says J. M. Mauskar
Jan 18, 2016

There is no binary view in tackling climate change, says J. M. Mauskar

The Paris Agreement is a post-2020 continuation of the global fight by all countries against climate change and its impacts, said J. M. Mauskar in an

पर्यावरणीय वादविवाद आणि भारताचा हरित ऊर्जा प्रवास
Jan 01, 1970

पर्यावरणीय वादविवाद आणि भारताचा हरित ऊर्जा प्रवास

भविष्यातील लोकसंख्येच्या ऊर्जेच्या गरजा पूर्ण करायच्य�

Climate change and food security in India
May 23, 2023

Climate change and food security in India

Climate change has added to the enormity of India’s food security challenges. While the relationship between climate change and food security is complex, most studies focus on one dimension of food security, i.e., food availability. This paper provides an overview of the impact of climate change on India’s food security, keeping in mind three dimensions — availability, access, and absorption. It finds that ensuring food security in the face

Climate change and healthcare in the BIMSTEC countries: Potential for cooperation
Jul 02, 2019

Climate change and healthcare in the BIMSTEC countries: Potential for cooperation

The relative prosperity being recorded by the countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)[1] is being confronted by multidimensional challenges brought about by climate change, including in public health. This brief examines the role of regional cooperation in mitigating these negative consequences of global warming. Analysing the national health policies of BIMSTEC countries, this bri

Climate change and human security: Building a framework for action
Apr 05, 2011

Climate change and human security: Building a framework for action

The climate narrative is beginning to exert itself in the development processes of poor countries. The impact of climate negotiations, and green capitalism that is rearing its head, are some elements that will define climate and security for India and other developing countries.

Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in the BIMSTEC Region: Towards a Suitable Response
May 11, 2023

Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in the BIMSTEC Region: Towards a Suitable Response

Global warming threatens lives and livelihoods across the Bay of Bengal region. With about nine million people living in low-lying coastal areas in these littoral countries, it is important to understand the changes in key climate variables in the region—primary of which is sea-level rise—and examine the states’ response measures. This brief describes the strategies being taken by countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral

Climate change meets global hypocrisy
Jul 04, 2012

Climate change meets global hypocrisy

The alchemists of capitalism have turned the sparse carbon into 'carbon real estate,' available for sale to the highest bidder. The weak and poor have been priced out. And at the G20, we have just offered to subsidise the rich to buy more.

Climate crisis compass for water management
May 10, 2024

Climate crisis compass for water management

India’s critical water infrastructure must be built to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from climate disruptions

Climate finance: Myth vs reality
Nov 22, 2018

Climate finance: Myth vs reality

In 2015, the Paris Agreement of UNFCCC emphasised the role of climate finance in strengthening the global response to climate change. Since then, developed countries have made various claims about climate finance flows. Some of the myths surrounding climate finance need to be demolished.

Climate Performance Index: A Study of the Performance of G20 Countries in Mitigation
Feb 20, 2023

Climate Performance Index: A Study of the Performance of G20 Countries in Mitigation

Climate is a global common, and the task of reversing the worsening climate change is a global responsibility. There are two aspects to climate action: adaptation and mitigation. This paper focuses on mitigation, the global efforts for which are uneven as some countries are performing better than others. The paper evaluates the mitigation efforts of the G20 countries, which are collectively responsible for some 80 percent of global greenhouse gas

Climate treaty: Time for Asia to adopt a new approach
Feb 01, 2013

Climate treaty: Time for Asia to adopt a new approach

The time has come for rapidly growing Asia to distinguish between the global, regional and national aspects of climate policy, recognise the linkages and shape the deliberations for the new climate regime by taking substantive measures at home.

Climate-proof farms to tackle food insecurity
Sep 20, 2022

Climate-proof farms to tackle food insecurity

Food self-sufficiency has been India’s greatest achievement, which must be celebrated. But India urgently needs to wake up to the significant challenges that climate change poses to its long-term food security and adopt urgent measures

A Baseline Assessment of Climate Finance
Sep 13, 2023

A Baseline Assessment of Climate Finance

This Issue Brief gives an assessment of the gaps and shortages in climate financing flows, available monies in the global system and suggestions to mobilise resources towards mitigation and adaptation needs of developing countries.

A four-point action plan to achieve national targets on climate 
Mar 24, 2022

A four-point action plan to achieve national targets on climate 

What structural and conceptual frameworks need to be adopted to achieve its climate pledges? 

A Green Bank for Global South Climate Finance
Dec 07, 2023

A Green Bank for Global South Climate Finance

A private sector-oriented Global Green Bank is required to overcome the market gaps that prevent Global North capital from flowing to the best decarbonisation investment opportunities among Global South enterprises. The Global Green Bank should operate as a world-class investment firm, capable of developing innovative financial solutions and investing through externally raised investment fund-of-funds and its own proprietary book. Such a Global G