Climate & Sustainability
December 4, 2024 2024-12-19 11:58Climate & Sustainability
Climate & Sustainability
Climate & Sustainability
Climatic changes are the result of economic inequalities on the one hand and deepens them further, on the other. The constellation is an effort to bring about the discussions around politics, economics, employment, finance, indigenous communities and pedagogy of climate. The engagement will highlight the inter-relation between climate and vulnerable communities. Further, climate finance is a new tool which aims to mobilise money in the fight for climate change.
The fundamental dilemma that climate change projects have separate targets may not align well with the money making instincts of the financial sector. However they cannot afford to neglect the catastrophic ends of their invested projects. The constellation will help start discussions around climate finance and how funds can be raised to address climate change. It would also contribute to the discussions around valuation and pricing and whether we need fundamental shifts in how we value and price projects. Central to the constellation would be shifting the gaze from climate for anthropocene to anthropocene for climate preservation.
Constellation Leads
Dr. Siddhartha Bhsker
JGBS
Dr. Aashita Dawer
JGLS
Constellation Fellows
Dr. Anjana Thampi
JGLS
Dr. Anjana Ramanathan
JGLS
Projects
1. Climate Adaptation and Job Creation
A sharp increase in the frequency and intensity of such events in the country by the end of the twenty-first century is projected. At the same time, relatively high economic growth rates have not resulted in secure and sustainable employment opportunities in the Indian economy. The loss of millions of jobs due to climate hazards in the country is also projected. This project estimates the employment effects of adaptation programmes in India.
Anjana Thampi
2. Indigenous Women in the Global South: Legal Challenges and Advocacy at the Intersection of Climate Change and Human Rights
Works in the areas of Adivasi rights; climate change litigation and human rights violations against women, children and marginalized communities, which she explores through the lens of comparative law. She has written both within and outside academia, and her work has been published in reputed international journals such as Agenda: Feminist Perspective, Modern Diplomacy.eu, Economic and Political Weekly, Comparative Law Review, and the World YWCA. Currently Working on a book chapter titled: Indigenous Women in the Global South: Legal Challenges and Advocacy at the Intersection of Climate Change and Human Rights
Anjana Ramanathan
3. Pedagogies on Climate Justice
Deep-seated social and environmental injustices have permeated the fabric of our society, perpetuating and exacerbating inequalities across various social dimensions, including class, caste, race, and gender. The most vulnerable populations, who often contribute the least to climate change, bear the brunt of its devastating effects. This stark reality underscores the urgent need for climate justice, which recognizes the intersectionality of environmental degradation and social inequality. While the pedagogy of climate justice has evolved to include both scientific knowledge and a transdisciplinary understanding of climate change as well as discussion on the practical solutions that engage with vulnerable communities and empower them to organize and advocate for their rights in the face of climate change. Within the nascent field of climate pedagogies, the question of climate justice and the most effective ways to incorporate the issue is a growing and urgent question. It is a question that must engage with how to impart theoretical, emotional and practical tools to equip students to participate in the ongoing debates on the climate question A comprehensive review of pedagogical techniques proposed by diverse theorists and practitioners in the field of climate justice could serve as a valuable starting point.
Aashita Dawer and Anish Vanaik
4. Carbon Credits and State Incentives
The project aims to study Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which was the first carbon credit program in India initiated by the Kyoto Protocol. CDM produced carbon credits for a large number of projects ranging from renewable energy, energy efficiency, coal bed methane etc. The project would aim to study these projects and come up with a method to understand their impact.
Siddhartha Bhasker
5. Climate Change and Livestock Holding: Inequalities in Adaptation and the Need for Localised Policies
Are key livestock holders equipped to deal with the uncertainties related to climate change? The chapter explores how climate change and adaptation policies have directly or indirectly influenced livestock holding patterns in India and discusses the policy landscape to protect the livelihoods of marginalised groups. The focus is on coastal states with the high vulnerability of these regions to climate change.
Shouvik Chakraborty, Debanjana Dey, and Anjana Thampi