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”

Energy access and poverty: An African Perspective

Globally, 75% of people without access to electricity live in sub-Saharan Africa. From the climate equity and energy access perspective, this is a great injustice to the people of the region. If unaided, pushing their systems further for the sake of mitigation targets might just mean that the citizens from these countries would continue toContinue reading “Energy access and poverty: An African Perspective”

How can India support its ambitious renewables target?

With India announcing its intention to achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2070 at COP26, more than 90% of the global economy will now be covered by a net-zero target. This means that economies around the world will soon shift drastically from a paradigm of oil and gas domination to renewable energy. Climate relevant technologies areContinue reading “How can India support its ambitious renewables target?”