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1/2 . @NavrozDubash spoke to @down2earthindia on how climate governance can be reinvented, especially for the Global South - “NDCs are better understood as a focal point for national politics and policy than as a mechanism of international naming and shaming. To what extent and

2/2 Speakers will include: – Dr. Christopher Bartlett, Special Climate Adviser, Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change – Betty Wang, Senior Programme Officer, Asia Society – Jo Hendy, Chief Executive, He Pou a Rangi New Zealand Climate Change Commission – Weilin Chiu, Acting General

1/2 What does climate governance look like in the Asia-Pacific region? How can we strengthen climate governance through effective, evidence-based policy advice? What role can climate councils play in implementing NDCs and raising ambition? Join us for an engaging webinar with

3/3 In this piece, Kashmeera Patel, @AmanJSrivastava and @na_easwaran reflect on these questions and what they could possibly mean.

2/3 However there are a broader set of questions: – Should it align more closely with global RD&D trajectories in solar technologies or are there strategic advantages to selective misalignment and funding diversion? – Should it seek to catch up on technologies already at advanced

1/3 Our latest blog maps India’s public solar research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) landscape and analyses whether the country should align with global trajectories or carve out its own leadership. Behind the 100 GW milestone lies a structural vulnerability: India’s

3/3 The report also captures our communications and outreach efforts from the past year, along with new directions identified at our team retreat in June. Read the full report:

2/3 - Advanced national and global conversations on energy transition readiness, net-zero pathways, and climate finance - Partnered with Himachal Pradesh (climate- focused Human Development Report) and Chhattisgarh (India’s first state-specific climate law) - Co-organised ‘India

1/3 We are delighted to present our Annual Report for 2024-25. https://t.co/e1FL5boUg7 A few highlights from the last year: - Released our flagship report ‘Is India Ready for a Warming World?’ – the first multi-city assessment of how Heat Action Plans are being implemented

2/2 Our Annual Report provides details on the research conducted in the last year, including heat action implementation, sectoral energy transitions, the health impacts of air pollution, the need for socio-economic net-zero transitions, and more. We also outline our policy

1/2 It gives us immense pleasure to be able to present our second Annual Report, for 2024-25. https://t.co/vwssqX1sMn It has been two years since SFC was established as a not-for-profit, independent research organisation – we say this with a mix of wonder and incredulity! It has

3/3 In this piece, Kashmeera Patel, @AmanJSrivastava, and @na_easwaran reflect on these questions and what they might mean for India’s energy security, technological self-reliance, and long-term competitiveness. #Solar #RenewableEnergy #Innovation

2/3 India's RD&D base is still taking shape, and so far, public investment is leaning toward early-stage, incremental projects. As the innovation ecosystem evolves, it raises larger questions: should India follow global innovation trends, or define its own niches based on unique

1/3 Our new blog maps India’s public solar research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) landscape and explores where the country is placing its bets – on tried-and-tested technologies  like traditional crystalline silicon PV systems or emerging areas like perovskites.

“So far India’s approach to its energy transition goals has mostly been ad hoc and supply-centric rather than targeted to end users, because it comes from a scarcity mindset. This has worked out so far, but India has reached a stage where we need a much more strategic whole

. @NavrozDubash to @TheQuint - “The overarching point has to be that we think about how we weave our climate objectives into our development objectives. We cannot think about it as something that's out there and separate—something that we consider once a year at COPs”. Read:

#OurTeamSpeaks: Ishita Srivastava is a Research Associate in the Environmental Governance and Policy vertical at SFC. Her work focuses largely on air quality governance and regulation, and health-focused air pollution policy. She has also written on microplastic pollution and how

“Shilpa Satheesh’s book, ‘Labour, Nature, and Capitalism: Exploring Labour - Environmental Conflicts in Kerala, India’ makes a significant contribution to understanding how environmental conflicts unfold in contexts marked by economic precarity and institutional complicity. It

India plans to boost nuclear capacity to 22.5 GW by 2032 and hit 100 GW by 2047 — a 12x jump from today’s levels. The 2025 Budget launched a ₹20,000 cr Nuclear Energy Mission to build at least five small modular reactors by 2033. Can nuclear energy become the backbone of India’s