Chandra Bhushan

This article originally appeared in The Times of India The world is not only suffering because of Covid and economic distress. It’s also reeling due to climate disasters. The year 2020 is likely to be one of the three warmest years on record, and 2011-20 will be the warmest decade on record. 2020 has witnessed …

Paris agreement isn’t enough: Climate crisis is too important to be left to governments alone. Private sector too must pitch in Read More »

This article originally appeared in The Times of India The writing is on the wall. A few days back, Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s biggest coal producer and India’s largest CO2 emitter, announced its plans to become a ‘net-zero energy company’ by 2023-24. The company plans to install 3,000 MW of solar power to …

Energy transition and Just Transition must go hand in hand – as coal mines become rapidly unprofitable Read More »

This article originally appeared in Times of India This is a straightforward article to discuss the real issues concerning stubble burning, including its contribution to pollution in Delhi-NCR, and why the solutions promoted by the government are not working. Let’s start with the contribution of stubble burning to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. While we can …

How to control air pollution from stubble burning Read More »

This article originally appeared in Times of India On its 46th foundation day, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released two reports that should force us to re-examine our approach towards controlling air pollution. The first report is the ‘National Ambient Air Quality Status & Trends 2019’, which contains air quality data for 344 cities/ …

We have been barking up the wrong tree on air pollution Read More »

This article originally appeared on The Times of India. The global economy is in recession, and it is predicted to be more destructive than the Great Depression of 1929 and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007. India too has been hit hard – tens of millions have lost their jobs, and the economy is …

Rebuilding a sustainable economy post Covid Read More »

This article originally appeared on Times of India. The Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 has become a hot potato for the ministry of environment, forest & climate change (MoEF&CC). First, the Delhi high court overruled the ministry’s decision on the time limit for public comments and increased it till August 11. Then, in …

India needs a new EIA law Read More »

This article originally appeared on The Times of India. An oft-repeated saying in India is that our environmental laws are good, but their implementation is poor. I have always disagreed with this simply because the primary reason for a law’s poor implementation lies in its flawed design. Most environmental laws in India are designed using …

Over regulation will not solve plastic waste problems Read More »

This post originally appeared on The Times of India. As part of the stimulus package to revive the economy, the Union government has announced a slew of measures to boost production and reduce imports of coal. It has liberalised the sector, curtailed the monopoly of Coal India Limited (CIL), and has announced an investment of …

India is too poor to afford coal Read More »

This article originally appreared on the Financial Express. Contrary to the claims made by the Delhi government, air pollution in the city has deteriorated significantly since 2012. There is an irony being played out in Delhi. While the national capital is reeling under one of its worst spells of air pollution, the Delhi government is …

The truth about air pollution in Delhi Read More »