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Towards a Just Transition Framework for Odisha’s Mahanadi Coalfields

Towards a Just Transition Framework for Odisha’s Mahanadi Coalfields

Report

This report assesses awareness and perspectives on Just Transition in Odisha’s Ib Valley coalfields, engaging stakeholders from government, industry, civil society, and communities to guide inclusive, sustainable policy on India's energy future.

Indigenous Wisdom: A Review of "Alternative Worldview - Sharing Life: The Ecopolitics of Reciprocity"

In 'Sharing Life: Alternative Worldviews,' Linda Chhakchhuak and other scholars explore the profound connection between indigenous knowledge, jhum cultivation, and sustainable resource management in Northeast India.

Thanglienmang Haokip, Ambika Aiyadurai

Environment & Election

Why Politics in India do not Rally for Environmental Issues?

Electoral politics is driven by demands not needs, and voters can push for inclusion of environmental concerns on the agenda of political parties.

Ambika Aiyadurai

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Just, orderly and equitable climate transition

The decision of moving away from fossil fuels, and operationalisation of the loss and damage fund are major wins from COP28.

Chandra Bhushan

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COP 28: A reality check

The 28th conference is a milestone event where the international community must confront the harsh truths about our collective (and differentiated) efforts to combat climate emergency.

Chandra Bhushan

Net Zero

Net Zero is a win-win

The transformative potential of decarbonisation is that it can meet socio-economic goals better than current development pathways.

Chandra Bhushan

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Published: December 2024

What is the transformative potential of gender-responsive strategies in India's energy transition? Explore how empowering women in fossil fuel regions can drive a more inclusive and equitable low-carbon future.

Published: September 2024

From September 16-18, 2024, the fourth "Renewable Energy Investors' Meet and Expo" (RE-INVEST 2024) will take place in Gandhinagar, India. The conference, which aims to strengthen energy security and expand renewable energies, attracts tens of thousands of delegates from around the world. In 2024, Germany is one of the main partners. This position paper outlines expectations for the German Federal Government to strengthen this cooperation.

People's Manifesto 2024

The General Assembly of the Vikalp Sangam, consisting of over 80 people’s movements and civil society groups across India, has released a ‘People’s Manifesto for a Just, Equitable and Sustainable India, 2024’, on 18th December in New Delhi.

Published: September 2023

The Peatland Atlas 2023 highlights the consequences of the destruction of these unique habitats, but also the potential of wet peatlands for mitigating climate change.

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Infrastructure Webinar

In this webinar, Panelist present their contributions to our dossier - Investigating Infrastructure: Ecology, Sustainability and Society, bringing together different approaches and perspectives to infrastructure development in India. Through this webinar we are also announcing and pre-launching the printed publication of the dossier to be released in 2022.

Investigating Infrastructure: Ecology, Sustainability and Society - Webinar - Heinrich Böll Stiftung Delhi

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Alternative Worldviews: SHARING LIFE The Ecopolitics of Reciprocity

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UNFCC COP 26 SPECIAL

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Achieving net-zero through just transition

The global community has limited time to act on climate change mitigation if it wants to avoid the irreversible, catastrophic impacts. For India—heavily reliant on fossil fuels for its energy needs and industrial growth, while also being highly vulnerable to climatic impacts—the next three decades will be critical in every aspect.

Chandra Bhushan

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A mixed bag

The Glasgow climate conference has delivered enough to keep the hope alive for meeting the 1.5°C climate goal.

Chandra Bhushan

There is no planet B

Have realistic expectations from COP26

A great hype has been created around the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) at Glasgow. John Kerry, the US climate Czar, has repeatedly called the meeting the world’s “last best chance” to avoid climate hara-kiri. Similar sentiment has been expressed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. More than 100 world leaders attended this climate gala in the first week, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden.

Chandra Bhushan

Highlights

Anthropocene assaults on biodiversity, painting a dismal picture of the future of life, including human life. Illustration by Abhishek Chauhan. All rights reserved.

Nourishing community in pandemic times

The corona pandemic makes us understand that the earth is a commons, and that our lives are shared. This insight is not a rational concept, but springs from an emotional need.

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Poetics of climate crisis in India

The debate about climate change and the climate crisis brings together a multitude of perspectives, in Asia and worldwide. The following pages show a collage of reflections by various experts on aspects of this debate in India, covering policy making and economy, gender and feminism, grassroots, civil-society and youth-activism, media, energy and migration, arts and culture.

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India and Paris Agreement: Past, present and future

It is in India's interest that the global emissions are reduced significantly. For this, India will have to take a leadership role in climate negotiations. The energy transition taking place in the country provides space for India to be a leader in climate actions.

Chandra Bhushan

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