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Climate Change – A Review of 2021 and Outlook for 2022

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

This article analyzes some of the key findings of the latest scientific reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science, as well as those from leading resear....

January 21, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , COP26 , Paris Agreement , net-zero emissions , IPCC Sixth Assessment Report , Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) , COP27 , Glasgow Climate Pact.

Year End Review: India Took a Big Leap in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change in 2021

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

Climate change, for India, is a subject of huge concern as the country of 1.38 billion falls under the category of one of the most vulnerable nations to experience the worsening impacts of a changing climate. It is for this s....

January 10, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Pandemic , energy transition , climate justice , climate finance , milestone , proactive

कॉप 26 : शुद्ध सकारात्मक और कॉरपोरेट के सामाजिक उत्तरदायित्व

Dr Swati Mitra Article

विलुप्त होते डायनासोर को लेकर ब्रिटेन के ग्लासगो में आयोजित कॉप-26 सम्मेलन में एक सहानुभूति अपी�....

January 05, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , कॉप26। सीएसआर। कुल सकारात्मकता। तुलसी गौड़ा। यूएनएसडीजीएस।

Climate Change and India’s Energy Choices

On 22nd November, Vivekananda International Foundation organized a Vimarsh on ‘Climate Change and India’s Energy Choices’ by Ambassador Dinkar Srivastava, IFS (Retd)- Former Ambassador of Iran, Czech Republic and Libya & Distinguished Fellow, V....

December 10, 2021 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , renewable energy , COP26 , Vimarsh , IEA report , Glasgow Conference , energy choices

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role of Nuclear Power - Interim Report

The concern for climate change has spurred an intense debate on energy transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is an existential problem facing humanity. While the developed world has contributed most to global warming, its consequences wi....

December 08, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , Nuclear energy , Role of Nuclear Power , Net Zero Emission , IEA report , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear and Disarmament

Climate Finance and Climate Justice: The Twin Anchors of India’s Climate Commitments at COP 26

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Background

The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26), one of the most anticipated dialogues in the sphere of climate change was held from 31st October till 12th November. This anticipation can be attributed to several factors, firstly, th....

December 04, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , energy transition , climate justice , climate finance , net-zero emissions , fossil-fuels , global-superpower , clean energy

COP 26: NET POSITIVE & Corporate Social Responsibility

Dr Swati Mitra Commentary

The empathetic appeal by the extinct dinosaur on “how bad it is to be extinct” during COP 26 conference at Glasgow caught attention of every decision maker, civil society, corporate academia to internalise & make realistic commitment towards Clim....

December 01, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , COP26 , CSR , Net Positive , Tulsi Gowda , UNSDGs

भारत 26वें संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्मेलन (COP 26) से आगे

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

COP26 का परिचय

वैश्विक जलवायु परिवर्तन पर बातचीत के लिए 2021 एक महत्त्वपूर्ण वर्ष है। इसी साल बह�....

November 23, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , जलवायु परिवर्तन। नवीनकरण ऊर्जा। प्रौद्योगिकी। कॉर्बन उत्सर्जन। शुद्ध शून्य। ग्रीन हाउस गैसें। पेरिस जलवायु समझौता।

Glasgow Summit and the Way Forward for India

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Glasgow Conference outcome has been described by different stakeholders as disappointing. But their reasons differ. For climate enthusiasts, the agreement did not go far enough. For developing countries, this meant accepting more stringent emission s....

November 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Nuclear energy , Net zero , renewables , GHG , Paris conference , phase-down