![A thermal powerplant situated @ 20 kms away of raichur [own work, CC license]. Energy infrastructure example.](https://i2.wp.com/www.healthissuesindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/800px-Raichur_Thermal_Power_Station.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 "Energy infrastructure: Why we need to rethink it")
In a move at odds with calls from the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the wider global audience that has its sights trained on the environmental status quo, draft electricity policy documents viewed by Reuters have shown that India is open to the possibility of further developing its fleet of coal-fired […]
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How are India’s climate emergency NDCs faring ahead of this year’s COP26 talks?
India’s involvement in the fight against climate change has been one of change. The country once saw the issue as something that concerned industrially-developed nations more than itself. That mantra has now shifted. Today, the country is concerned with the impact it can make as industries face up to dangers posed to their own future […]
Indian states could drive 2030 climate goal with economic approach to renewable energy investment
India’s prospects of achieving its nationally determined contribution (NDC) target of installing 450 GW of renewable capacity by 2030 looks favourable with global investors ready to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the country’s decarbonisation industry. For India to meet its renewable energy goal by 2030, it will need US$500 billion of investment over […]
Healthcare gains from meeting Paris Agreement uncovered for India and other major nations
![By U.S. Department of State from United States [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://i1.wp.com/www.healthissuesindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Secretary_Kerry_Addresses_Delegates_Before_Signing_the_COP21_Climate_Change_Agreement_on_Earth_Day_in_New_York_26514585581.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 "Exclusive interview: Sir Andy Haines on climate change, a global health challenge")
Millions of lives could be saved by adopting policies in line with the targets of the Paris Agreement goals and prioritising health. This is according to new research published in The Lancet Planetary Health, from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. The adoption of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) aimed at limiting warming to […]
What is being done to help the Bay of Bengal adapt to the threat of climate change?
India’s vulnerability to climate change is well-known among scientists and to most members of the lay public. Climate modeling from the Ministry of Earth Sciences amongst other agencies display projections that serve to underline how susceptible it is to climate change risks. Whilst more regional projections can sometimes become less certain, the risks for the […]
Climate emergency recognised by two-thirds worldwide
A poll of 1.22 million people worldwide found almost two-thirds considers there to be a climate emergency. The survey, conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford, covered people in fifty countries. The UNDP touted the poll as “the largest survey of public opinion on [climate change] ever conducted.” Globally, […]
India set to launch Arctic Policy strengthening climate change fight
India’s government is in the process of putting together an Arctic policy to further efforts to tackle issues surrounding climate change and sustainability. The Arctic Policy, currently released in a draft format publicly to invite feedback before January 26th, outlines plans for science and research activities; economic and human development cooperation; transportation and connectivity; governance […]
India’s biggest spenders emit seven times more traceable emissions than the poor
The top twenty percent of high-spending households in India are responsible for seven times as much emissions as the poor, according to a recent study published in Global Environmental Change. Those households that had the top twenty percent of high-expenditure were found to have a carbon footprint with seven times more traceable emissions than those […]
Biden signs orders for U.S. to rejoin WHO and Paris agreement
Newly-inaugurated president Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has reversed two key policy moves of his predecessor, Donald Trump: namely, the latter’s decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change and to stop U.S. funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Biden, who was sworn in on January 20th at the United States Capitol in […]
Economic toll of air pollution revealed with India’s problem not only impacting health
A recent study published in The Lancet has provided evidence of the adverse economic impact of air pollution in India, an effect that comes alongside multiple negative health outcomes. The study, conducted by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health […]