Tag: climate change
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Report on the 2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change
In the global response to COVID-19, the WHO has repeatedly urged nations to work together as one global family to address the impacts of the pandemic. Similarly, the global health threat of climate change requires international collaboration, increased finance, and the equitable sharing of solutions. Protecting people’s health from climate change requires transformational action in…
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Delhi’s tryst with air pollution control
Every year Delhi skies are thick with smog during winters. As the governments, both Central and Union Territory, scramble to control the damage done over the past five years, now will be an excellent time to look at the most recent policy initiatives to assess their impact and effectiveness. We begin by analyzing Delhi Government’s…
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The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021: An Analysis
The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021 (hereafter known as “The Act”) paves the way for the formation of a Commission that aims to cater to the issues looming the air pollution crisis in the National Capital Region (NCR) as well as in its neighbouring States. Section…
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Retrofitting Buildings in India: Balancing the Goals of Sustainability and Social Equity
Retrofitting is the process of making additions to or alterations of existing structures. In the context of buildings, retrofitting would involve making modifications to the existing building stock in an attempt to make it more energy-efficient, reduce its seismic vulnerability or adopt it as a component of hazard mitigation in general. It is important to note…
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2nd National Environmental Law and Policy Essay Writing Competition, 2021
Institutions such as CSOs and pressure groups have played a major role in raising ecological consciousness among people. However, their impact has not been greatly felt at the macro level as they struggle to voice their objections against the popular narrative of the human necessity for development. The failure of market forces, in considering the…
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India’s Tryst with Renewable Energy: The 3rd Global Re-Invest Meet & Expo
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to industrial and economic growth across the world. Even as industries begin to recover, as per some reports, businesses continue to operate at limited capacities with India seeing lower factory outputs and contraction of industrial production. This has resulted in trends that point towards a global recession.…
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Summary Note: Symposium on Climate Change Mitigation Policies
Organised on: 29th November, 2020 We, at LexQuest Foundation (LQF), organized the second edition of the Symposium on Public Policy, with the theme Climate Change Mitigation Policies, on the 29th of November 2020. Considering the pandemic and the limitations it has put on our mobility, the Symposium was held on a virtual platform. It aimed…
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The Policy Dialogue: Lessons in Climate Change Mitigation for India
We are organizing an online policy awareness and deliberation session on the subject of Lessons in Climate Change Mitigation for India. Date: 5th December, 2020 Timings: 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. (IST) Event Portal: Zoom
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The Potential Threat of Climate-Induced Migration: Coping Strategies & Mitigation Policies
India, a country already tormented by chronic poverty, developmental problems, and perils of overpopulation, is further burdened with acute climate migration internally as well as from neighboring countries. In the case of internal displacement, rural areas characterized by a loss of land productivity, and where conditions of drought and other cases of severe floods prevail,…
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Symposium on Public Policy: Climate Change Mitigation
About the Event: We are organizing our flagship public policy symposium online this year, on the theme of Climate Change Mitigation. The Symposium aims to reflect on specific aspects of climate change that are either an outcome of or are deeply affected by it. The event agenda aims to highlight the potential of the success…