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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Strengthening Climate Governance in Asia – Pacific
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 Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) and International Climate Councils Network, where we will share work on climate governance, including local climate councils, in the Asia-Pacific region. Understand the opportunities to establish advisory bodies, and unique regional and country-based considerations for effective climate governance.
22 October, 2025
11:30 am
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
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
India Green Steel Network (IGSN) Sustainable Finance & Green Industrial Policy Working Group Roundtable
Climate Catalyst | 9 October 2025
“Mapping fiscal and financial instruments across different technology stages is crucial. Policies can’t just be reactive, they need to be sequenced and stable over time to sustain investment and innovation. For sectors like green steel, this sequencing should work in tandem with strong R&D investment, which has no substitute. In India, where industrial decarbonisation will depend on both cost competitiveness and domestic innovation, consistent public support — as seen in China — could be transformative” – Nikita Shukla spoke in IGSN’s third annual convening.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
Institutional Governance in Advancing Just Energy Transition: Case of Jharkhand’s Task Force – Sustainable Just Transition
JETNET Annual Conference 2025 | 7-8 October 2025
Rashi Agarwal presented a case study developed jointly with Sarada Prasanna Das and Ashwini K Swain from SFC, with inputs from Anjali Patel. It assessed the Task Force to reiterate the importance of subnational institutions and governance for a just energy transition in India. Drawing insights from the Task Force for other coal-dependent states undergoing an energy transition, it recommends integrating transition strategies with state climate plans, strengthening institutional capacities and building implementable frameworks for subnational preparedness for energy transition.
OPINION
Labour, Nature and Capitalism: Exploring Labour-Environmental Conflicts in Kerala, India by Silpa Satheesh (2025): A Review by Sony R K
Doing Sociology | 20 September 2025
The book offers a nuanced perspective from the Global South on how material interests, ideological alignments, institutional power, and contested understandings of nature shape ecological struggles.
