Sharon Mathew
Sharon Mathew is a former Research Associate at the CPR Initiative on Climate, Energy and Environment (CPR-ICEE).
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Sharon Mathew is a former Research Associate at the CPR Initiative on Climate, Energy and Environment (CPR-ICEE).
India is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Public communication, scientific expertise and stronger legislation will be the key factors in India’s adaptation efforts.
The IPCC Working Group II’s synthesis of research on climate impacts, adaptation measures and vulnerability pushes governments and societies to respond immediately. The longer we wait on reducing global emissions, it argues, the fewer adaptation options we will have left.
The OM if implemented by the MOEFCC would not only have adverse consequences on the effective functioning of the SEIAAs as environmental regulatory bodies but also on the life and livelihood of people and the surrounding ecology.
The IPCC report indicates that the climate crisis will disrupt India’s developmental future, and undercut the prosperity of its people in the long run.
Forty years ago, India passed the Air Act, 1981- the first central legislation to tackle the air pollution crisis. What has it accomplished over the last four decades? Does the Air Act have enough teeth to deal with the crisis?
In 2019, air pollution was responsible for over 16.7 lakh deaths in India, more than ten times the lives lost due to COVID-19 so far. Did the budget address clean air adequately?
How does the Budget for 2021-22 address environmental concerns amidst the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic?
CPR-ICEE picks the major climate, energy and environment stories of 2020 and what to look forward to in the new year.
If governments were to raise awareness and disseminate information on air pollution the way they have done with COVID-19, what might that look like?
In this piece, we unpack the Union Budget 2022, focusing on its implications for the current air quality regulatory framework and whether it gives impetus to new and ongoing interventions through adequate financial support. We find that the budget does little to improve air quality management in India.