India’s Green Odyssey: Striking a Balance Between Economy and Ecology at COP28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address at COP28, articulated India's steadfast commitment to environmental sustainability while maintaining a delicate balance between economic growth and ecological preservation.
Roundtable Discussion: Net-Zero Scenarios for India’s Buildings Sector
CSTEP conducted a closed-door roundtable discussion on ‘Net-Zero Scenarios for India’s Buildings Sector’ on 18 December 2023 in Bengaluru. The buildings sector directly and indirectly contributes to almost 30% of India’s total GHG emissions.
Climate Finance and Carbon Market Specialist
The Climate Finance and Carbon Market Specialist will provide technical expertise and support in identifying, accessing, and mobilising climate finance resources and exploring carbon market opportunities in the agriculture sector. By strategically leveraging financial mechanisms and carbon markets, the specialist will contribute to the project's objective of promoting climate-smart agricultural practices/technologies and sustainable land management.
Making sense of carbon markets in India
As the global community once again converges at the Conference of the Parties (COP), the pivotal role of carbon markets in achieving the Paris Agreement's ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius takes center stage.
CSA Adaptation Consultant
The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Adaptation Consultant will play a key role in project design and provide technical expertise and strategic advice to stakeholders on climate smart adaptation strategies in the agricultural sector.
Coordinator (Climate Resilient Cell)
The Climate Resilient Cell (CRC) will be established at the Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Odisha (GoO). The CRC Coordinator will work under the supervision of Chief Research Coordinator, and will be the primary point of contact, working closely with project teams, stakeholders, line departments, farmer producer organisation (FPOs), and community members. The incumbent will coordinate with the Climate Support Cell (CSC), GoO, and ensure the project activities and outputs are aligned with the state’s overall goals and objectives.
Climate Hour: Here’s What Happened at COP28 and Why You Should Care
CSTEP conducted the second edition of Climate Hour on 15 December 2023. CSTEP’s climate experts discussed the main proceedings of COP28 and decoded their implications for India and the rest of the globe.
This was followed by an interactive quiz on climate policy and action where participants showed their prowess and won exciting prizes!
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Virtual session
Intern
The Adaptation & Risk Analysis group at CSTEP is looking for an intern to work on a short-term project on assessing the climate risks to RE assets in four Indian states. The intern will assist in conducting a literature study in order to produce policy recommendations for a climate-resilient RE future.
Responsibilities
Are electric cars the silver bullet for meeting India’s greenhouse gas emission goals?
Decarbonisation of the transportation sector—the world’s second highest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—is critical to mitigate climate change. Most European and North American nations and China have settled on vehicle electrification as the best GHG reduction strategy.
The Government of India, too, has provided subsidies for electric cars (e-cars), but whether their adoption is the best way to decarbonise the transport sector requires further exploration.
‘Loss and damage’ fund talks leave developing nations at new disadvantage
As the climate crisis intensifies, two terms are in sharp focus: adaptation and ‘loss and damage’ (L&D).
Adaptation is the proactive response to climate change, the art of survival using which communities and countries make deliberate choices to prepare for and cope with climate-related challenges.