As the world turns its attention to the upcoming climate change conference in Bonn organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as the 30th Conference of Parties (COP 30), there is an expectation of a more extensive focus on building resilient approaches to climate change. Adaptation, long overshadowed byContinue reading “Toward a Balanced Climate Finance Taxonomy: India’s Adaptation Lens”
Author Archives: Amrita Goldar
From Relief to Resilience: Rethinking India’s Disaster Finance Architecture
The impact of climate change on extreme weather events (EWEs) is now well established in scientific literature. Among the various slow-onset and quick-onset events, floods are among the most devastating for India, in terms of the economic damage and disruptions they cause within a short period. EM-DAT data reveal that floods constituted over 63 perContinue reading “From Relief to Resilience: Rethinking India’s Disaster Finance Architecture”
Roadmap to Decarbonization in India
Photo: Chris LeBoutillier/Unsplash Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a ‘code red’ for the world where they have stated that this is the time to take the urgent action to avoid the worst impacts of the increasing climate crisis. According to IPCC, there is only 67% chance of limiting the warming to 1.5°CContinue reading “Roadmap to Decarbonization in India”
Understanding the Criticality of Critical Minerals
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”- George Orwell Energy security concerns are going through a paradigm shift. While the key questions such as securing assured sources of supply and managing price volatilities have remained the same, the focus has shifted from fossil fuel resources to critical minerals. As countriesContinue reading “Understanding the Criticality of Critical Minerals”
Moving from a ‘Fair share’ to a ‘Critical Share’ Paradigm of Climate Expenditure
This year as part of the COP negotiations, we heard a lot about climate justice, equity, and a fair share of both carbon space and climate finance targets (i.e. annual $100 billion). In an interesting piece of research Colenbrander, et.al (2021) suggest three metrics to assess each developed country’s fair share of the climate financeContinue reading “Moving from a ‘Fair share’ to a ‘Critical Share’ Paradigm of Climate Expenditure”