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A Tragic Predicament

Excerpt from Wild Fictions By Amitav Ghosh ‘Trees were my teachers,’ wrote the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, and if t...

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The World Bank’s Nuclear U-Turn Will Endanger Developing Nations

The World Bank must reconsider this dangerous path and ensure that its energy financing truly supports climate resilienc...

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THE GREAT EXTINCTION: TRUMP & THE THREAT OF CLIMATE COLLAPSE

In the context of an accelerating ecological crisis, the fourth webinar in the Political Economy of the Trump Era series...

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India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Last week, the Financial Times reported that Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company, will ...

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Burning Waste,Warming cities?

Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures...

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Why technicalising India’s waste crisis is not the solution

Pushing technological solutions like waste-to-energy plants overlook the social, political and economic aspects of wast...

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Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the ma...

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Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple globa...

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Climate Crisis and India’s Renewable Electricity Targets 2030: Can these be achieved with no major land conflicts?

Carbon Dioxide/ GHGs and Climate Chaos: The latest rounds of severe heat waves, floods and storms brought to focus the s...

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Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste gene...

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June 30, 2025

Amitav Ghosh

Excerpt from Wild Fictions By Amitav Ghosh ‘Trees were my teachers,’ wrote the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, and if there is any place on Earth that could say the same of itself, it is Ternate, a tiny island in the archipelago that was once known as the Moluccas or Spice Islands. It is now part o...

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June 27, 2025

Anitha Sampath & Joe Athaily

The World Bank’s Nuclear U-Turn Will Endanger Developing Nations

The World Bank must reconsider this dangerous path and ensure that its energy financing truly supports climate resilience and equitable development, rather than exposing vulnerable populations to unnecessary risks. The World Bank’s recent decision to end its long-standing ban on funding nuclear ener...

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July 22, 2025

CFA Admin

THE GREAT EXTINCTION: TRUMP & THE THREAT OF CLIMATE COLLAPSE

In the context of an accelerating ecological crisis, the fourth webinar in the Political Economy of the Trump Era series, examined how climate collapse is being politically manufactured, seen most visibly through the return of Trump and his anti-climate policies. The webinar discussed that far from ...

General Indian Economy Publications Webinar

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July 15, 2025

Anitha Sampath

India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Last week, the Financial Times reported that Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company, will be reopening defunct coal mines to meet India’s growing energy demand. These mines, previously shut down for being uneconomical, will be brought back on line to increase domestic c...

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June 4, 2025

The People’s Alliance for Waste Accountability (PAWA)

Burning Waste,Warming cities?

Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures as compared to what is normally expected over a region, are increasingly posing a serious threat to health, especially in the Indian subcontinent. It progresses gradually and caus...

Energy General Publications WTE(Waste to Energy)

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June 12, 2025

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Why technicalising India’s waste crisis is not the solution

Pushing technological solutions like waste-to-energy plants overlook the social, political and economic aspects of waste. “Trash is treasure when you recycle.” “Don’t waste waste—manage it well!” “Technology can transform waste from a problem into a valuable resource.” “Technological innovations...

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December 16, 2024

Swathi Seshadri

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two years. In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted resolution 5/14 to end plastic ...

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October 16, 2024

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Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, demanding a significant transfer of public finance towards the expansion of clean energy systems. The Banking on Renewables campaign, supported...

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June 16, 2024

Soumya Dutta

Climate Crisis and India’s Renewable Electricity Targets 2030: Can these be achieved with no major land conflicts?

Carbon Dioxide/ GHGs and Climate Chaos: The latest rounds of severe heat waves, floods and storms brought to focus the severity of the looming climate crisis and the urgency of a wide variety of necessary climate actions. It is also well established that the primary driver of the global climate cris...

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May 29, 2024

Shobana Radhakrishnan

Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste generation is expected to increase even more. Not to mention the huge quantities of legacy waste currently accumulating in the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dump yards. How will the Greate...

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A Tragic Predicament

The World Bank’s Nuclear U-Turn Will Endanger Developing Nations

THE GREAT EXTINCTION: TRUMP & THE THREAT OF CLIMATE COLLAPSE

India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Burning Waste,Warming cities?

Why technicalising India’s waste crisis is not the solution

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

Climate Crisis and India’s Renewable Electricity Targets 2030: Can these be achieved with no major land conflicts?

Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

A Tragic Predicament

The World Bank’s Nuclear U-Turn Will Endanger Developing Nations

THE GREAT EXTINCTION: TRUMP & THE THREAT OF CLIMATE COLLAPSE

India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Burning Waste,Warming cities?

Why technicalising India’s waste crisis is not the solution

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

Climate Crisis and India’s Renewable Electricity Targets 2030: Can these be achieved with no major land conflicts?

Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems