As #COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil, read the commentary by Isha Sharma, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social and Nikita Shukla on how climate multilateralism has evolved since 1992 — and how it can be strengthened through finance, governance, and trade.

Read: sustainablefutures.org/blog/30-year...

2/2 before first correcting their historical imbalances in good faith” - @aman-srivastava.bsky.social and Nikita Shukla write in @thewire.in. Read: thewire.in/environment/...

1/2 NEW BLOG: Global discourse on climate change has been moulded by multilateral negotiations through the annual Conferences of the Parties (COPs). This commentary by Isha Sharma, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social and Nikita Shukla traces the evolution of climate multilateralism,

2/2 Kashmeera Patel, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social and @easwaran.bsky.social suggest :
1) Targeted prioritisation of technologies
2) Develop technology foresight and sectoral roadmaps
3) Define success through commercialisation

Read: www.sustainablefutures.org/blog/one-lak...

2/5 As India charts its path toward a 2070 net-zero goal, Nikita Shukla, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social, & @easwaran.bsky.social break down core elements that must define a credible and context-specific net-zero framework for the country. The brief discusses net-zero interpretations across 4 aspects:

1/2 @aman-srivastava.bsky.social attended the ‘Stakeholder Workshop on Indo-German Climate and Development Cooperation’ on 30 April 2025, organised by New Climate Institute, GIZ India, and TERI, to reflect on lessons learned and-

1/3 NEW: SFC and Prayas (Energy Group) recently convened a roundtable to discuss the institutional, regulatory, and market-related elements of India’s Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme (CCTS), which lays the foundation for a #carbonmarket. Our brief reflects the key insights that emerged from the,

2/2 Nikita Shukla, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social and Easwaran J Narassimhan write in their latest blog stressing the need for greater transparency, comprehensiveness, and credibility in climate modelling studies.

Read more here: www.sustainablefutures.org/blog/navigat...

The Climate Futures Project has been conceptualised with an aim to develop a more nuanced and transparent approach to modelling.

In a blog, Nikita Shukla, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social, and @easwaran.bsky.social explore why the results of climate modelling studies often vary so widely...

2/3 @easwaran.bsky.social, Fellow (SFC) was moderator, along with @aman-srivastava.bsky.social, Fellow (SFC), Aman Malik, Programme Lead (CEEW) and Suranjali Tandon, Associate Professor, (NIPFP) as panelists. The discussion emphasised the risks of a business-as-usual climate approach;

1/3 NEW Podcast: @aman-srivastava.bsky.social & @easwaran.bsky.social talk about all things climate policy in ‘Is Climate Change Your Concern’.

1/2 @aman-srivastava.bsky.social attended the Australian Grants Meet and Greet, hosted by the Australian High Commission on 27 Feb in New Delhi. The event provided a platform to discuss strategic priorities and explore collaboration opportunities in areas such as renewable energy...

1/2 SFC, with support and facilitation from UNDP-India, is the lead technical anchor institute for the development of a climate-focused human development report for Himachal Pradesh.

Last week, Annanya Mahajan, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social
and Sony R K from our team were in Shimla to...

A dive into #COP29 's #NCQG : on what fronts it failed, whether there were any extenuating circumstances, and what it all means going forward

A recent joint report by @diw.de & SFC highlights key challenges to clean #energy finance in India, focusing on regulation, institutional mandates, coordination, and market development, and explores ways to address them. Key takeaways below:

sustainablefutures.org/publication/...

What do I make of the finance outcome (NCQG) at COP29? USD 300 bn annually by 2035 for developing countries.

A bad outcome that might also be a best-case scenario – a Schrodinger’s NCQG!

(Thread, 1/n) #COP29 #NCQG #ClimateCrisis