Navigating pathways to a sustainable future by
Analysing issues at the frontier of addressing climate change, managing the energy transition, and limiting environmental threats in India and globally
Informing policymakers, stakeholders, and the public about key policy and governance levers, and their implications
Accelerating the transition to an environmentally and socially sustainable future by enabling strategic action for systemic change
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Past Event
Book Discussion |‘More and More and More: An All-Consuming History of Energy’
A discussion of the book, ‘More and More and More: An All-Consuming History of Energy’ by the author Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, a historian of science, technology and the environment, a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and a professor at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, with Elizabeth Chatterjee, Assistant Professor of Environmental History at the University of Chicago, and Ashwini K Swain, Fellow, SFC.
Climate Finance at COP 29: What New, Collective, Quantified Ambition?
A discussion on the state of play on climate finance negotiations going into COP 29, with Joe Thwaites (NRDC), Jonathan Beynon (CGD), and Avantika Goswami (CSE). Moderated by Aman Srivastava, Fellow, SFC
Launch Event: Introducing the Sustainable Futures Collaborative (SFC)
Featuring opening remarks by N.K. Singh, Chair, 15th Finance Commission and a panel discussion on ‘Building the foundations for a sustainable future’.
Public engagement
IN THE NEWS
COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed?
Carbon Brief | 11 August 2025
Navroz K. Dubash is one of the experts featured in Carbon Brief on how COPs could be reformed: “A renewed international process should be focused on the hard, detailed work of enabling low-carbon, resilient development transitions and less on extracting statements of intent.”
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
Rethinking crop residue burning (CRB) through the lens of high-resolution observations
ICAS ’25 | 21 August 2025
Poonam Mangaraj presented her work on weak linkage between Punjab–Haryana CRB and Delhi PM₂.₅, with meteorology, local emissions, and policy interventions (like GRAP) playing equally critical roles. She emphasised the need of GRAP to evolve from a reactive emergency response to a proactive strategy, alongside the need for an expanded, intercalibrated monitoring system to strengthen forecasting and guide effective long-term mitigation.
IN THE NEWS
Trouble in the Air: How Pollution is Bleeding India’s Health & Economy
Outlook Business | 26 June 2025
“Most actions under NCAP have been targeted at dust management with measures such as road sweeping and water sprinkling. It’s not nearly enough to address the true burden of air pollution,” Bhargav Krishna was quoted in Outlook Business.
