Arunesh Karkun
@aruneshkarkun.bsky.social
Environmental policy researcher working on air quality, climate and clean transportation issues in India.
@sustainablefutures.org
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1/2 @aruneshkarkun.bsky.social conducted a session introducing air pollution and the core concepts of air quality management for a group of exceptionally talented 8th graders at 'Episteme 2025', organised by the Pravaha Foundation and held at IIIT-Hyderabad.
May 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
1/2 @aruneshkarkun.bsky.social conducted a session introducing air pollution and the core concepts of air quality management for a group of exceptionally talented 8th graders at 'Episteme 2025', organised by the Pravaha Foundation and held at IIIT-Hyderabad.
Wrote this with @nazneenb.bsky.social because I hate commuting in Delhi. Even after 30 years of action, things are pretty bad. Here's why:
For nearly 3 decades, Delhi has been trying to combat road dust & vehicular emissions without sustained success.
@aruneshkarkun.bsky.social & @nazneenb.bsky.social look at some of the challenges behind this & explore how the city can be redesigned to serve its people & not vehicles. bit.ly/4b9krnm
@aruneshkarkun.bsky.social & @nazneenb.bsky.social look at some of the challenges behind this & explore how the city can be redesigned to serve its people & not vehicles. bit.ly/4b9krnm
Thirty and Still Dirty: Why Do Delhi’s Roads Remain So Polluted?
For nearly three decades, Delhi has been trying to combat road dust and vehicular emissions without sustained success. This blog looks at some of the historical and emergent challenges behind this, an...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Wrote this with @nazneenb.bsky.social because I hate commuting in Delhi. Even after 30 years of action, things are pretty bad. Here's why:
This is a must read for anyone who is trying to understand what it will truly take to transition India away from coal.
About a year and half ago, @sandeeppai.bsky.social , Suravee Nayak, Sree Harica and I started putting together a review article for WIRES Climate Change on India's complicated relationship with its coal industry.
February 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is a must read for anyone who is trying to understand what it will truly take to transition India away from coal.
Stellar follow up to last week's amazing piece on Delhi's air pollution mess
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Why Delhi's Pollution Sources Don't Add Up
Delhi's pollution numbers vary wildly across studies - from 20% to 40% for the same source. We explore why these numbers don't match, and how scientific uncertainty becomes a political tool in India's...
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January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Stellar follow up to last week's amazing piece on Delhi's air pollution mess
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Amazing piece on the state of India's fight against air pollution
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India Built a Perfect System to Ignore Its Deadly Air. (It's working.)
The National Clean Air Programme was meant to solve India's air crisis. Instead, it created a measurement system that shows progress on paper while citizens can't breathe.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Amazing piece on the state of India's fight against air pollution
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www.theplankmag.com/toxic-air-tr...
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1/2 In EPW, Shibani Ghosh draws on an in-depth review of India’s pollution control boards to examine why these front-line regulators have struggled to curb air & water pollution. Recent amendments to the Water and Air Acts are designed to facilitate ease of doing business. However...
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Pollution Regulation in India
Recent reports on capacity constraints faced by the state pollution control boards have revealed serious systemic issues—problematic board structure and composition, lack of competence in the boards’ ...
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January 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
1/2 In EPW, Shibani Ghosh draws on an in-depth review of India’s pollution control boards to examine why these front-line regulators have struggled to curb air & water pollution. Recent amendments to the Water and Air Acts are designed to facilitate ease of doing business. However...
bit.ly/4fWvnFR
bit.ly/4fWvnFR
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SFC is now on Instagram! instagram.com/sustainablef...
Follow us for insights into the work of our young & emerging team of researchers on #climatepolicy, #airpollution, #adaptation and resilience, and #energy transitions.
Follow us for insights into the work of our young & emerging team of researchers on #climatepolicy, #airpollution, #adaptation and resilience, and #energy transitions.
January 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
SFC is now on Instagram! instagram.com/sustainablef...
Follow us for insights into the work of our young & emerging team of researchers on #climatepolicy, #airpollution, #adaptation and resilience, and #energy transitions.
Follow us for insights into the work of our young & emerging team of researchers on #climatepolicy, #airpollution, #adaptation and resilience, and #energy transitions.
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@ndubash.bsky.social, writing on climate change in India Today’s 'India @ 2025' special issue, argues for keeping the pressure on developed countries for emissions reductions and finance but also suggests three key domestic priorities for India -- see thread below
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January 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
@ndubash.bsky.social, writing on climate change in India Today’s 'India @ 2025' special issue, argues for keeping the pressure on developed countries for emissions reductions and finance but also suggests three key domestic priorities for India -- see thread below
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The #NCQG has been criticised for not meeting climate finance needs & shifting responsibility from developed nations. In our blog, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social & Nikita Shukla examine the outcome, developed countries' defence, and ways future COPs can enhance finance delivery. bit.ly/3BqLOvN
Unpacking COP29’s NCQG: What Happened, Why, and What Now?
The NCQG outcome at COP29 has been criticised for not meeting climate finance needs and shifting responsibility from developed nations. This blog explores where it missed the mark, whether developed c...
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December 11, 2024 at 11:39 AM
The #NCQG has been criticised for not meeting climate finance needs & shifting responsibility from developed nations. In our blog, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social & Nikita Shukla examine the outcome, developed countries' defence, and ways future COPs can enhance finance delivery. bit.ly/3BqLOvN
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If you’re REALLY trying to “solve” traffic congestion, then road widenings and more car lanes are expensive exercises in futility — unless of course your REAL goal is even more people driving more often and longer in the same or worse congestion, fuelled by a lot more suburban sprawl. #induceddemand
November 20, 2024 at 1:51 AM
If you’re REALLY trying to “solve” traffic congestion, then road widenings and more car lanes are expensive exercises in futility — unless of course your REAL goal is even more people driving more often and longer in the same or worse congestion, fuelled by a lot more suburban sprawl. #induceddemand
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No blue skies for Delhi's kids.
No blue skies for Delhi's kids.
Why closing schools does not protect children from air pollution
It absolves educational institutions and government agencies of their responsibility towards ensuring clean air while hampering learning outcomes.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:13 AM
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No blue skies for Delhi's kids.
No blue skies for Delhi's kids.