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
Our areas
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Our events
Past Event
Making the ‘Invisible’ Visible: Indoor Heat, Unpaid Domestic Work, and Women’s Resilience
Co-created with women homemakers, this project documents their personal struggles with rising heat, and how women adapt with resourcefulness, finding small yet often inadequate ways to stay cool and ease discomfort. Through their voices, we glimpse their struggles, creativity, and the everyday strength that keeps homes and care going in a warming world.
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.
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
Public engagement
IN THE NEWS
India Raises Climate Ambition, Targets 60% Clean Power by 2035
AFP | 25 March 2026
“The emissions intensity target represents a very modest increase compared with its potential. While India may well reach beyond this level, the target will further erode trust in multilateral negotiations. The pledge to increase renewables capacity is more significant and welcome, but this will only translate to real impact through greater generation shares” – Aman Srivastava told AFP.
IN THE NEWS
Policy response to heatwaves remains cool even as nationwide instances grow
Business Standard | 17 March 2026
“HAP is a fairly new phenomenon and is still in the process of getting rooted in urban local bodies and panchayats. It is in an adolescence phase but needs to mature fast given the scale of the threat” – Aditya Valiathan Pillai was quoted in Business Standard.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Waste and Water Management at SAAF Cities
Delhi Climate Innovation Week | 21 February 2026
Mukta Naik conducted a discussion among 15 start-ups and policy experts to collate their experiences of working with municipal governments on issues of waste and water management at SAAF Cities, organised by Villgro and Socrates Foundation for Collective Wisdom. Recommendations focused on the need for more inclusive onboarding systems so that cities can truly benefit from innovations around waste and water management.
