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Annual Report 2023-24: Building the Foundations for a Sustainable Future

Our team, highlights from the launch, our work across the four research areas, academic and policy engagements, and more

Climate and development: What opportunities, what threats?

ODI’s Development Policy Review | 20 September 2024

It may be in the interests of developing countries to do development differently, but falling renewable energy prices by no means imply a post-equity climate politics.

Navroz K Dubash

Towards Operationalising a New Climate Right for India

The India Forum | 19 September 2024

Unpacking the Ranjitsinh Judgment

Navroz K Dubash and Shibani Ghosh

A law around low-carbon climate resilient development

The Hindu | 8 July 2024

Authors lay out an institutional vision for India’s climate law.

Navroz K Dubash, Aditya Valiathan Pillai and Shibani Ghosh

Air Quality Regulation

Oxford University Press | 23 July 2024

Chapter in ‘The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India’ provides an overview of the regulatory and institutional framework that governs some of the major sources of air pollution in the country.

Shibani Ghosh

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 events

Past Event

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

On a climate law for India

IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute | 1 September 2024

“Climate law in India should differ from those in developed countries, which focus primarily on emissions. Instead, it should emphasize adaptation and resilience, similar to approaches in Kenya and South Africa. Rather than being regulatory, it should facilitate coordination, knowledge sharing, and community engagement.” – Shibani Ghosh at a panel discussion on ‘Transforming Climate Litigation’ by IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute.

IN THE NEWS

The rise of the truly cruel summer

The Economist | 26 June 2024

“You need to sit down with three data sets—income, electricity and water provision—and see where those are lowest. That’s where you need to go.” Aditya Valiathan Pillai on planning responses to deaths due to heat in India.

IN THE NEWS

वायु प्रदूषण से दिल्ली में हर साल चली जाती है 12 हजार लोगों की जान, राजधानी के बाद यूपी का ये जिला दूसरे स्थान पर

Dainik Jagran | 4 July 2024

दिल्ली (Deaths due to air pollution in Delhi) में सर्दी का मौसम आते ही वायु प्रदूषण की समस्या बढ़ जाती है। एक रिसर्च में चौंकाने वाली रिपोर्ट आई है। इस शोध के मुताबिक राजधानी में हर साल करीब 12 हजार लोगों की जान वायु प्रदूषण के कारण हुई। इस आंकड़े को और आसानी से समझे तो 100 में से लगभग 12 लोगों की मौत खराब हवा के कारण होती है।