Climate change and climate justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition
This exclusive e-book delves into India's unique position as the fourth largest economy in the world and one of the top polluters, its strategies for meeting rising energy demands while maintaining climate goals, its efforts to protect citizens from extreme weather, and its efforts in preserving vital glaciers and river systems. It also examines India's role in international climate negotiations.
This e-book is a must-read for anyone interested in climate action, sustainable development, and India's pivotal role in shaping a greener future.
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1. India and climate change: why you should care, by Jacob Koshy
2. Meeting soaring energy demand without losing sight of climate goals, by Ashmita Gupta
3. Climate change, the integrity of India's land, and how we need to prepare, by C.P. Rajendran
4. India's struggle to protect lives as heat waves outpace preparedness, by Rohini Subrahmanyam
5. Wading through the complexity of India's surface water resources, by Veena Srinivasan
6. Fighting what climate change is doing to animals merits a change of India's own, by Nikhil Sreekandan
7. Trees can help fight climate change — but what about their problems?, by Monika Mondal
8. Early warning systems: getting there, but not there yet, by T.V. Padma
9. India's place in the meandering life of the 'Loss and Damage' fund, by Priyali Prakash
10. A brief history of India in international climate negotiations, by Krithika Ravishankar and Kaveri Ashok
11. Cryosphere crisis: glaciers, water scarcity, and a race to adapt in the Himalayas, by Neelima Vallangi
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