Navigating pathways to a sustainable future by
Analysing issues at the frontier of addressing climate change, managing the energy transition, and limiting environmental threats in India and globally
Informing policymakers, stakeholders, and the public about key policy and governance levers, and their implications
Accelerating the transition to an environmentally and socially sustainable future by enabling strategic action for systemic change
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Past Event
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
Launch Event: Introducing the Sustainable Futures Collaborative (SFC)
Featuring opening remarks by N.K. Singh, Chair, 15th Finance Commission and a panel discussion on ‘Building the foundations for a sustainable future’.
Public engagement
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
Just Transition Dialogues: Empowering Youth for Economic Diversification in Indian Coal Regions
IIT Kanpur | 19 June 2024
Sarada Prasanna Das was a speaker at the ‘Just Transition Dialogues: Empowering Youth for Economic Diversification in Indian Coal Regions’ organised by the Just Transition Research Centre at IIT-Kanpur on 19 June 2024.
IN THE NEWS
Mounting economic costs of India’s killer smog
France 24 | 26 November 2024
“From missing a day at work to developing chronic illnesses, the health costs associated with that, to premature death and the impact that has on the family of the person”, Bhargav Krishna explained the costs adding up in every phase during smog season in India to France 24 (AFP).
OPINION
Towards Operationalising a New Climate Right for India: Unpacking the Ranjitsinh Judgment
The India Forum | 19 September 2024
The Ranjitsinh ruling of the Supreme Court is potentially far-reaching but its limited view of action on climate change risks causing an inadequate framing of policy. It is legislation that is built on a bottom-up approach that can act on the Court’s calls for balance across multiple objectives.
IN THE NEWS
No One Knows Exactly How Many People Are Dying From Extreme Heat
Bloomberg | 8 July 2024
India has a fairly high threshold for what can be classified as a heat-related death, Bhargav Krishna in Bloomberg. Impacted families may be “eligible for certain compensation” which can result in physicians being “more conservative in declaring a heat death”, he added.
