Managing air quality: Answer is in airsheds

Hindustan Times | 28 October 2024

Four key issues to consider for effectively implementing an airshed-level approach to air quality management

Shibani Ghosh and Bhargav Krishna

Ratcheting Ambition in Climate Finance: Key Challenges and Goals for COP29

8 November 2024

Key issues to watch in NCQG discussions, strategies for its effective implementation, and implications of the outcome for broader climate diplomacy

Nikita Shukla, Aman Srivastava and Easwaran J. Narassimhan

The Regulatory and Market Landscape for Climate Finance Into India’s Renewable Energy Sector

13 November 2024

This brief analyses the challenges to RE deployment in India and ways to address them.

Aman Srivastava, Srishti Jain et al

Annual Report 2023-24: Building the Foundations for a Sustainable Future

Our team, highlights from the launch, our work across the four research areas, academic and policy engagements, and more

Sustainable Solutions to Crop Residue Burning and Air Pollution Cycle in India and Pakistan

Council for Strategic and Defense Research | 22 April 2024

Chapter in the report ‘The Air We Share: Towards Reduced Transboundary Air Pollution across India and Pakistan’

Bhargav Krishna, Babar Shahbaz and Annanya Mahajan

Ambient air pollution and daily mortality in ten cities of India: a causal modelling study

The Lancet Planetary Health | 4 July 2024

Over 33,000 deaths each year were attributable to short-term PM_2.5 exposures with a significant number of deaths observed even in cities not considered to have the problem of high air pollution.

Jeroen de Bont, Bhargav Krishna et al.

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Building systems that allow India to adapt to multiple and increasingly severe climate impacts

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Mapping, strategising, and enabling a development-centric, climate-ready state

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Limiting the threat of environmental pollution through health-focused, systemic transformations

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Climate Finance at COP 29: What New, Collective, Quantified Ambition?

A discussion on the state of play on climate finance negotiations going into COP 29, with Joe Thwaites (NRDC), Jonathan Beynon (CGD), and Avantika Goswami (CSE). Moderated by Aman Srivastava, Fellow, SFC

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Launch Event: Introducing the Sustainable Futures Collaborative (SFC)

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Featuring opening remarks by N.K. Singh, Chair, 15th Finance Commission and a panel discussion on ‘Building the foundations for a sustainable future’.

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Public engagement

‘Severe’ air pollution in Delhi
BBC | 13 November 2024

“The focus on crop residue burning which seasonally occurs for 2 weeks every year only contributes to 15-20% of Delhi’s air pollution, and annually roughly 3-5%, is taking away focus from all the other reasons- local transport emissions, industries, waste burning sources etc” – Bhargav Krishna on rising air pollution levels in Delhi.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT

At a training workshop on heat action plans for Rajasthan’s government officials and health experts, organised by NRDC and NDMA in October, Tamanna Dalal discussed gaps in India’s response to extreme heat. She highlighted the need to leverage centrally sponsored schemes such as MGNREGA and Nagar Van Yojana to finance heat action plan implementation.

IN THE NEWS

Explained: What Is PM 2.5 And How Will It Affect Our Health?

ETV Bharat | 20 August 2024

PM2.5 particles are roughly 28 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. PM 2.5 however harms our health and it can lead to respiratory issues, cardiovascular problems and premature death. Writes Nazneen