In this episode, we discuss how global climate policy is made, how it negatively impacts communities on the ground, and what needs to change when it comes to policy at a national level. Speakers include Nitin Desai, Indian economist and key draftsman of the landmark Brundtland Commission report, and Ulka Kelkar, Director of the Climate programme at World Resources Institute.
Highlights
- How is climate change affecting marginalised communities on the ground?
- What the focus of global climate policy has been so far, and what it needs to be going forward.
- How can we balance scientific expertise with local knowledge on climate change?
- Why we need to adopt a climate lens at an individual, organisational, and societal level.
Know more
- IPCC climate change report: What does it mean for India?
- Essential climate change terms, explained
- What will it take to prioritise climate change?
- What is COP26 in Glasgow and why does the climate change summit matter?
- The Health Argument for Climate Action: COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health
- How to make climate action popular
- Climate change, disasters, and what philanthropy can do
- IDR Interviews | Dr Vandana Shiva
- Humanity’s greatest ally against climate change is Earth itself
- P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought
- Can solar power initiatives provide sustainable self-employment?
- COVID-19 has exacerbated climate concerns
- Ecology is economy
- Economic growth vs climate security: We can have it all
- The environmental movement has made a few mistakes
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