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Time again for my annual thread of mine and my colleagues' work Sustainable Futures Collaborative on air quality. As we descend yet again into nuance-free discourse, shouting matches, and "expert" analysis, here's some sober reading that's hopefully helpful (1/n)

“Stricter norms around emissions from power plants, enhancing public transport in Delhi, a lot more political participation from people across classes, and holding local authorities accountable” - Annanya Mahajan on BBC News (World) on possible solutions to NCR’s #airpollution. (Tune

"PM2.5 is closely linked to severe health conditions, including heart attacks, strokes, and chronic lung diseases, as highlighted by evidence from India. The impacts of air pollution have a lifelong imprint on human health." Bhargav Krishna on ravish kumar show 'आज भी AQI 500 है,

Every time I see this, I have to refer back to this article published in The India Forum with Sagnik Dey Karthik KG Ganesan Anand Krishnan and Poornima Prabhakaran. Straw men are easy to dismantle. As a corollary to this, if air pollution isn't bad, why bother? theindiaforum.in/article/bad-sc…

2024 has been an exciting year for SFC! We launched with a bold vision: to address India’s climate and environmental challenges by rethinking science, policy, governance, and institutions. Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve done and achieved this year. Read the thread below

Dr. Singh refused to define his life by his circumstances instead chose to become one of the greatest example of what an Indian can achieve in the world by hard work, conviction and empathy. This moment from his Walk the Talk interview would stay with me. A personal hero.

We asked the SFC team what they enjoyed working on most in 2024, and their answers ranged from setting up and decorating our new office, to exploring Mumbai's local trains for fieldwork, to researching “crazy” attempts to geoengineer the weather. Watch our brief recap of 2024!

We are #hiring an Associate Fellow/Research Lead across any of our 4 research areas: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Policy, Energy Transitions, and Environmental Governance & Policy. Details: sustainablefutures.org/careers/ Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. in a relevant

We are thrilled to announce that SFC has partnered with the Chhattisgarh State Centre for Climate Change to mainstream climate, energy, and environmental considerations into the state’s governance and policy frameworks. This partnership recognises that the challenges of

NEW BLOG: For nearly three decades, Delhi has been trying to combat road dust and vehicular emissions without sustained success. Arunesh Karkun and Nazneen look at some of the historical and emergent challenges behind this, and explore how the city can be redesigned to serve

SFC was a technical partner for the NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 international workshop on #heatwaves 2025 in New Delhi on 13-14 February. The focus of the workshop was on advancing city-level heat action plans. Below are snapshots and key messages from the event. Aditya Valiathan Pillai addressed the

Delhi needs a painful switch away from the philosophy of building a city that revolves around easing the flow of vehicular traffic. City planners and policymakers must instead prioritise creating a city that is pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly. Arunesh Karkun & Nazneen write

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 and Sony R K (he/him) from our team were in Shimla to

We were thrilled to host Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean and Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School and Director Climate Policy Lab, for a lunch conversation with the SFC team on ‘Trump, Tariffs, and Transitions’. Our discussion covered: - The shifting landscape of

Is India ready for the extreme heat of a 1.5C world? In a new Sustainable Futures Collaborative report, we conduct the 1st multi-city analysis of the implementation of heat actions in India. We focused on 11% of the urban pop with some of the highest increases in heat risk. sustainablefutures.org/publication/is…

NEW PUBLICATION: Our report assesses India’s readiness for the extreme #heat of a +1.5 degree world. We examine the implementation of extreme heat policies in 9 major Indian cities - Bengaluru, Delhi, Faridabad, Gwalior, Kota, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mumbai, and Surat - which are among

Speakers at #HEIAC25 are now discussing the recent methodological innovations as well as communications and policy applications at local and global scales, and the questions that still need to be answered to shape the future of air pollution burden estimation. #AirQuality

#JobAlert: We’re #hiring a Research Lead/Associate Fellow, Climate Policy, in New Delhi. Requirements: - Master’s in disciplines related to development & environment + 5 yrs experience with 1–2 publications, or, - PhD in related field + 1–2 publications - Interest in at least

Our work to map the scale and impact of #heat is featured in India Climate Collaborative’s May 2025 newsletter. We share insights from our ongoing research, highlight priority areas for funders, and outline the support research actors need to tackle extreme heat in India. “The urgency to