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Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

“If our crops get damaged, and our cattle are failing to reproduce, one can easily imagine what this refinery must be d...

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Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his door...

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Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

According to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board, the concentration of particulate matter at the Dhapa site is more ...

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Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

The lives of people in many areas of Gujarat have become difficult due to petrochemical industries. At the same time, cl...

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Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk

Industrial pollution has destroyed local fisheries in the Gujarat port, with fisherfolk forced to seek work in the units...

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जलवायु लक्ष्य व जस्ट ट्रांजिशन के लिए घातक साबित हो रहे हैं गुजरात के पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग

प्लास्टिक समेत अन्य पेट्रोकेमिकल उत्पादन से अंत तक की यात्रा में बड़ी मात्रा में ग्रीन हाउस गैसों का उत्सर्जन करते हैं| ...

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पेट्रोकेमिकल सेक्टर में जस्ट ट्रांजिशन: विकास, पर्यावरण और समुदाय के सवाल पर कौन करे बात?

कई बड़े औद्योगिक घराने दहेज में अपना उद्यम स्थापित करते गए और यह पेट्रोलियम, केमिकल और पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग का बड़ा केंद्...

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Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

The third attempt at a plastic treaty bombed. Held in Nairobi and attempted by reps from all nations couldn’t reac...

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The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), has been engaged in critically analyzing the plastics lifespan from petro...

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Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so...

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February 22, 2024

Fouziya Tehzeeb, Karthik Gunasekar, Benisha BM

Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

“If our crops get damaged, and our cattle are failing to reproduce, one can easily imagine what this refinery must be doing to humans here”, said Satpal Singh, the ex-sarpanch of Singhpora village in Panipat. The Naptha cracker plant of Panipat refinery near Bal Jattan Village Almost al...

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March 21, 2024

Fouziya Tehzeeb

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his doorsteps. Around 25 km from the bustling city of Mangalore, Kuthethur is a lush green village with thick vegetation. On the way to William’s house the idyllic view gets blocked by the...

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February 14, 2024

Dipanjan Sinha

Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

According to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board, the concentration of particulate matter at the Dhapa site is more than four times higher than it should be. “We are so used to getting throat and eye irritations that we have stopped caring. I just wash my eyes every few hours,” says Aneesh Molla...

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January 12, 2024

Varsha Singh

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

The lives of people in many areas of Gujarat have become difficult due to petrochemical industries. At the same time, climate goals are being impacted due to pollution caused by these industries. This is the second part of the series. Read the first part here. The black dust and ash of coal is every...

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January 12, 2024

Varsha Singh

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk

Industrial pollution has destroyed local fisheries in the Gujarat port, with fisherfolk forced to seek work in the units they sold their lands to. The lives of people in many areas of Gujarat have become difficult due to petrochemical industries. At the same time, climate goals are being impacted du...

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January 9, 2024

Varsha Singh

जलवायु लक्ष्य व जस्ट ट्रांजिशन के लिए घातक साबित हो रहे हैं गुजरात के पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग

प्लास्टिक समेत अन्य पेट्रोकेमिकल उत्पादन से अंत तक की यात्रा में बड़ी मात्रा में ग्रीन हाउस गैसों का उत्सर्जन करते हैं| पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योगों की वजह से गुजरात के कई इलाकों में रहने वाले स्थानीय लोगों का जीवन दूभर हो गया है। वहीं, इन उद्योगों की वजह से होने वाले प्रदूषण की वजह से जलवायु लक्ष्य तक प्र...

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January 9, 2024

Varsha Singh

पेट्रोकेमिकल सेक्टर में जस्ट ट्रांजिशन: विकास, पर्यावरण और समुदाय के सवाल पर कौन करे बात?

कई बड़े औद्योगिक घराने दहेज में अपना उद्यम स्थापित करते गए और यह पेट्रोलियम, केमिकल और पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग का बड़ा केंद्र बन गया, लेकिन… मछुवारे गुमान भाई कहते हैं कि औद्योगिक दूषित जल बढ़ने से समंदर में मछलियां कम हो गई हैं। फोटो: वर्षा सिंह समुद्र का खारा पानी और उसमें मछलियां पकड़ने की हो...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

The third attempt at a plastic treaty bombed. Held in Nairobi and attempted by reps from all nations couldn’t reach a consensus, thanks to the petrochem companies. They flew in umpteen lobbyists and even got their people included in official delegations of various countries. Swathi Seshadri, w...

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December 12, 2023

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The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), has been engaged in critically analyzing the plastics lifespan from petrochemical manufacturing, production and consumption of plastics to its disposal using chemical recycling including incineration. In this context, it is important to note that India ...

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December 5, 2023

CFA Admin

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so through production reduction, removal of non-essential plastics and corporate accountability. However, the negotiations which could pave the way for better air, water, soil and he...

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Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk

जलवायु लक्ष्य व जस्ट ट्रांजिशन के लिए घातक साबित हो रहे हैं गुजरात के पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग

पेट्रोकेमिकल सेक्टर में जस्ट ट्रांजिशन: विकास, पर्यावरण और समुदाय के सवाल पर कौन करे बात?

Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

Research Fellows

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk

जलवायु लक्ष्य व जस्ट ट्रांजिशन के लिए घातक साबित हो रहे हैं गुजरात के पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग

पेट्रोकेमिकल सेक्टर में जस्ट ट्रांजिशन: विकास, पर्यावरण और समुदाय के सवाल पर कौन करे बात?

Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

Research Fellows

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

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