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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Our events
Past Event
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

9 February 2025
Ashwini K Swain was at the International Energy Festival of Kerala 2025 in Thiruvananthapuram, talking about the Energy Transition Preparedness Initiative (ETPI), a project by SFC, Prayas Energy Group, Pune & WRI India. The project examines state-level energy transition efforts in 10 Indian states to document progress, highlight best practices, and draw lessons.
IN THE NEWS

Multi-agency collaboration needed to arrest heatwave: experts
The Hindu | 14 February 2025
At the National Disaster Management Authority’s national workshop on heatwaves 2025, Aditya Valiathan Pillai
emphasised the need for structural change in heatwave management, pointing out that city planners often neglect to include heat in their planning, instead treating it as a risk for health and disaster management to address once a heatwave hits.
IN THE NEWS

Climate-proofing cities: Will Mumbai pilot offer lessons?
Hindustan Times | 7 July 2024
“Building a smog tower or a seawall will gain (immediate) political benefits, but will that seawall save a city during coastal floods in the future? That’s the political conundrum at the heart of climate adaptation.” Aditya Valiathan Pillai said.