Both climate risks and non-climatic drivers need to factored in to curb food and water shortages induced by climate change in vulnerable regions of the world.
The mitigation of climate change will be successful only if water risks are factored in while drafting ‘climate-smart’ strategies.
This year’s IPCC covers the demand-side mitigation and states that it can help reduce emission by 40-70 percent by 2050
The recently released IPCC report highlights the measures that need to be undertaken to achieve climate mitigation targets and the obstacles that will surface in trying to achieve the same
Has crude and petroleum pricing evolved into the black hole of tax revenue?
India needs to carefully devise strategies to diversify its oil import sources.
Can we achieve gender equality when sexual violence is still a weapon of war?
Proceeding with the intention to end plastic pollution, an international legally binding instrument needs to be introduced
The assumption that energy transition will also ensure social transition may prove to be inaccurate in the long-run
India could rise to the role of a climate leader by assisting the LDCs and SIDs achieve their net-zero commitments.
It is high time to dispel the notion that social assistance breeds welfare dependency, as evidence suggests otherwise.
India's desire to obtain self-sufficiency in solar energy needs to be backed with the necessary technology required to achieve it
It is hard to deny the benefits acquired from hydropower, however, the local environmental compromises cannot be dismissed.
Though the Economic Survey shifted its approach, it doesn’t provide a roadmap to guide the energy sector.
Though the Budget has increased financial incentives to the RE industry, it does not reflect an unambiguous focus on the energy transition of the country
Pursuing a transition to cleaner cooking fuels could help achieve long-term goals of an environmentally sustainable economy, social inclusion, and employment
Despite extreme climate events, through timely policy measures, Australia has not only achieved food security but also has become a large exporter
The key political driver of global biofuel production is how it benefits farmers and rural economies
The Indian government’s commitment to pursuing low-carbon development is evident in its ambitious targets and path-breaking climate initiatives
It is imperative to move beyond compensatory afforestation and adopt meaningful strategies for creating serious impact on the ground
With rising world energy requirements, could small modular reactors be the future of clean energy?
To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term
The cost of energy storage systems might be a difficult barrier for poor countries to overcome.
There is an immediate need to revise the Outer Space Treaty as space is becoming the next frontier of war ...
As the winter air pollution worsens over time, North Indian states need to collaborate to mitigate this issue, with Uttar Pradesh taking a lead on it.
Is the cost of maintaining India’s strategic petroleum reserves justified?
Manya Khanna is a Research Intern at the Observer Research Foundation ...
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