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NEW: India🇮🇳 is avoiding the fossil fuel detour 🪝 Where China built first on coal and gas, India is taking a shortcut >>> read in 5 graphics🧵

Response from EU when developing countries asked for concessions was a clear no. Now we see news that CBAM revenue will be used to compensate EU exporters & exceptions are being carved out for US industry too. Amazing. CBAM as a tool to specifically screw over poorer countries

China plans to build the world's largest dam, thrice the size of current largest. Report on flooding risks downstream & transparency concerns comments from a representative of Tibetan govt-in-exile in India about the land being scared for the community frontline.thehindu.com/envir…

It takes a lot of effort to figure out the multiple drivers behind Himalayan disasters. Doing so is necessary to ensure the right adaptation policies are framed and future disasters are mitigated. Lazy attributions to climate change are both distracting and unhelpful

Not sure if this is accurate but, if true, artificial intelligence is doomed to mass scale stupidity ….. garbage in and garbage out….

This was the second-most covered climate paper in media last year. Indian media, too, covered it uncritically. Looks like it might be retracted soon. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. And media is not trained to assess such evidence nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Food for thought

Energy planning for any country should be based on independent assessment. Land & resource availability, safety & regulatory structure & governance etc are all legitimate factors. But opposition (to nuclear) based on nothing but paranoia exported by Green Party in Germany is sad

Operation Sindoor has firmly established that there is significant space for a military response to terror attacks until the nuclear thresholds are reached. Pakistan always knew this, as it had been established during the Balakot air strikes in 2019. Op Sindoor has now carved this reality on the tarmacs of Pakistani airbases. My analysis on Op Sindoor and what it means orfonline.org/research/opera… via @orfonline

This thread from @tjayaraman spells out some interesting implications of President Trump’s 20th Jan 25 Exec Order quitting the Paris Agreement, various actions under the Convention and prior climate finance commitments of the US. Chickens coming home to roost!

An interesting take on the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement last week by veteran scientist-cum-negotiators @KanitkarT and @tjayaraman

At this stage of India’s growth, any talk of “de-growth” ( regardless of the motivation: inequality, climate etc.) is not only poor economic logic - but also immoral - given our average standard of living.

Someone needs to explain basic climate science to all the rich countries at #ICJ that are rejecting the notion of historical responsibility. That warming is directly proportional to *cumulative* emissions because CO2 stays in the atmosphere for millennia

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Good one . . .

The language of "no new fossil fuels" is easily co-opted by rich countries because "no new" is often only a constraint on those who haven't built fossil fuel infrastructure over 200 years. Too many climate advocacy groups use "no new" rather than pushing the richest to phaseout

An eminently readable thread by @tjayaraman . Such papers were predicated by SDG 16 envisaging strengthening Institutions, like Governance. ‘Nationally Determined’was key mutual assurance that led to Paris Agreement and such ‘equity free’ approaches will weaken its implementation

@CSEINDIA makes a surprising turn towards cheer-leading for carbon markets in India, moving away from its well-known stance of caution on market-driven approaches. Here is a quick deconstruction of the most problematic aspects of this new turn.... Based on the report: http___cdn.cseindia.org_attachments_0.40552200_1723533649_the-indian-carbon-market-pathway-towards-an-effective-mechanism-report.pdf and a press statement: cseindia.org/cse-recommends-… 1/n

Excellent bold piece that calls out the reality of the constant attempt to impose "ecological" solutions by fiat from above!! In fact, such solutions are not even the balanced scientific judgement that is required in dealing with phenomena with multiple causes and multiple channels of action. Instead one particular discipline, and one particular perspective is allowed to run away with the solution discourse. This paralyzes even well-meaning political leaders and bureaucrats into inaction - who are faced with unimplementable "structural" solutions alongside lack of input and effort on step-by-step processes and actions that would provide tangible relief. Much also depends on the composition of the committees of experts that are appointed. If unbalanced in character, lack of balance is possible in many ways, then unbalanced recommendations are the outcome!! @ramakumarr @KanitkarT @sciencebwoy @krishnamku @gsaipsn @MadhuraFAS @mssrf @doctorsoumya @cabcmssrf @nramind @karuppadanna

I discuss the Economic Survey at 6 pm IST with @shereenbhan on @CNBCTV18News but I would immediately like to commend @finminindia and the CEA for a clear India focused strategy on the energy transition. 🇮🇳 is in bipartisan consensus on this issue. We will not be bullied