Climate Change

Deconstructing declarations of carbon-neutrality

Jayaraman T, Kanitkar T.  2021.  Deconstructing declarations of carbon-neutrality. The Hindu.

At the latest count by the non-profit Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), at the beginning of April, 32 countries had declared, in some documented form , their proposed intention to achieve carbon neutral status by mid-century or thereabouts. Of these, only eight have any firm status, the rest being in the form of proposed legislation or mentions in policy documents.

GOI And COVID-19: Lack of Strategic Vision, Focus on Political Capital

Jayaraman T.  2020.  GOI And COVID-19: Lack of Strategic Vision, Focus on Political Capital. Newsclick.

What has become clear since the lockdown began is that state governments have taken the lead in the absence of a clear plan by the Centre, which seems to be on the lookout for more political capital, as usual.
Modi govt lacks strategic vision in fight against COVID-19

As India enters day 17 of a nation-wide lockdown that began on March 25, three aspects of the Government of India's approach to dealing with the COVID-19 crisis has become increasingly clear.

For an action plan for Bihar : Action to revive livelihoods when the floods recede is as important as savinglives. This will call for a proactive,“beyond-the-flood strategy.”

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